§201H-10 Cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies. (a) The corporation may:
(b) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, construction, and operation of housing projects located within their respective territorial boundaries, any state or county agency, upon those terms, with or without consideration, as it determines, may:
In connection with the exercise of this power, any political subdivision may incur the entire expense of any public improvements located within its territorial boundaries without assessment against abutting property owners.
For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, construction, and operation of housing projects, the department of land and natural resources, the Hawaiian homes commission, and any other agency of the State having power to manage or dispose of its public lands, with the approval of the governor and with or without consideration, may grant, sell, convey, or lease, for any period, any parts of those public lands, without limit as to area, to the corporation or to the federal government.
Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any gift, grant, sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section may be made by the state or county government without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.
If at any time title to, or possession of, any housing project is held by any governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low-income housing or slum clearance projects, any agreement made under this chapter relating to the project shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by that governmental agency.
Insofar as this subsection is inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, this subsection shall be controlling.
(c) Any county in which a housing project is located or is about to be located may make donations or advances to the corporation in sums as the county in its discretion may determine. The advances or donations shall be made for the purpose of aiding or cooperating in the construction and operation of the housing project. The corporation, when it has money available therefor, shall reimburse the county for all advances made by way of a loan to it. [L 2005, c 196, pt of §20; am L 2006, c 180, §15; am L 2007, c 249, §14; am L 2009, c 143, §3]