• § 36-61-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Redevelopment Law."
• § 36-61-2 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Agency" or "urban redevelopment agency" means a public agency created by Code Section 36-61-18. (2) "Area...
• § 36-61-3 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Necessity
  (a) It is found and declared that there exist in municipalities and counties of this state pockets of blight, as defined in paragraph (15)...
• § 36-61-3.1 - "Public Use" Defined; Eminent Domain to Be Exercised Solely for Public Use
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "public use" shall have the meaning specified in Code Section 22-1-1.(b) Any exercise of the...
• § 36-61-4 - Encouragement of Private Enterprise
  (a) A municipality or county, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall afford...
• § 36-61-5 - Resolution of Necessity Prerequisite to Exercise of Powers
  No municipality or county shall exercise any of the powers conferred upon municipalities and counties by this chapter until after its local governing body...
• § 36-61-6 - Formulation of Workable Program
  For the purposes of this chapter, a municipality or county may formulate a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources, including those...
• § 36-61-7 - Preparation of Redevelopment Plan; Approval; Modification; Effect of Approval
  (a) A municipality or county shall not approve an urban redevelopment plan for an urban redevelopment area unless the governing body, by resolution, has...
• § 36-61-8 - Powers of Municipalities and Counties Generally
  Every municipality and every county shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this...
• § 36-61-9 - Power of Eminent Domain; Conditions; Title Acquired
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a municipality or county shall have the right to acquire, by exercise...
• § 36-61-10 - Disposal of Property in Redevelopment Area Generally; Notice and Bidding Procedures; Exchange With Veterans' Organization; Temporary Operation of Property
  (a) A municipality or county may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property in an urban redevelopment area or any interest therein acquired by...
• § 36-61-11 - Repair, Closing, and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation
  Any municipality or county may, by ordinance, require the repair, closing, or demolition of dwellings or other structures intended for human habitation which are,...
• § 36-61-12 - Issuance of Bonds; Payment; Tax Exemption; Form; Terms; Signatures; Negotiability; Effect of Recitation on Bonds
  (a) A municipality or county shall have power to issue bonds, in its discretion, from time to time, to finance the undertaking of any...
• § 36-61-13 - Bonds Declared Legal Investments
  All banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on...
• § 36-61-14 - Exemption of Property From Execution, Levy, and Sale; Tax Exemption
  (a) All property of a municipality or county, including funds owned or held by it for the purposes of this chapter, shall be exempt...
• § 36-61-15 - Presumption As to Title of Purchaser of Property From Municipality or County
  Any instrument executed by a municipality or county and purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under this chapter shall...
• § 36-61-16 - Assistance by Public Bodies Generally; Powers of Public Bodies; Powers of Municipalities and Counties
  (a) For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of an urban redevelopment project located within the area in which...
• § 36-61-17 - Exercise of Redevelopment Powers by Municipalities and Counties; Delegation to Redevelopment Agency or Housing Authority
  (a) A municipality or county may itself exercise its "urban redevelopment project powers," as defined in subsection (b) of this Code section, or may,...
• § 36-61-18 - Creation of Agency; Appointment of Board of Commissioners; Compensation, Term, and Certificate; Annual Report; Removal of Commissioners
  (a) There is created in each municipality and in each county a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "urban redevelopment...
• § 36-61-19 - Interest by Public Official or Employee or Employee of Redevelopment Agency in Redevelopment Project or Property; Disclosure; Eligibility of Commissioners and Officers of Housing Authorities for Other Office
  (a) No public official or employee of a municipality or county or of a board or commission thereof and no commissioner or employee of...

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