15-10-113. Powers of public bodies generally; agreements; effect thereof; notice.

(a) Consistent with the intent of this chapter, any public body, upon terms it determines, may:

(i) Dedicate, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements or any other rights therein to a municipality, or county, or to the federal government;

(ii) Cause parks, playgrounds or recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with those projects and to incur the entire expense of any public improvements made pursuant to this chapter;

(iii) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

(iv) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any parts of a project;

(v) Make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances and make changes in its map;

(vi) Cause services to be furnished to a municipality or county of the character which the public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;

(vii) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of the projects;

(viii) Enter into agreements with a municipality or county respecting action to be taken by the public body pursuant to powers granted by this chapter.

(b) If title to or possession of any project is held by any public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low-rent housing or slum clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the provisions of the agreements shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by the public body or governmental agency.

(c) Any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement by a public body provided for in this section may be made after public notice, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary.