Sec. 28. (a) The planning, replanning, development, and redevelopment of economic development areas are public and governmental functions that cannot be accomplished through the ordinary operations of private enterprise due to:
(1) the necessity for the exercise of the power of eminent domain;
(2) the necessity for requiring the proper use of the land so as to best serve the interests of the county and its citizens; and
(3) the costs of these projects.
(b) The planning, replanning, development, and redevelopment of economic development areas will:
(1) benefit the health, safety, morals, and welfare;
(2) increase the economic well-being of the county and the state; and
(3) serve to protect and increase property values in the county and the state.
(c) The planning, replanning, development, and redevelopment of economic development areas under this section and sections 29, 30, 57, and 58 of this chapter are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property may be acquired.
(d) This section and sections 29, 30, 57, and 58 of this chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the purposes of this section.
As added by P.L.222-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.102-1999, SEC.3.
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