Section 356D-16 - Contracts with the federal government(a) The authority may: (1) Borrow money or accept grants from the federal government for or in aid of any public housing project that the authority is authorized to undertake;(2) Take over any land acquired by the federal government for the construction or operation of a public housing project;(3) Take over, lease, or manage any public housing project constructed or owned by the federal government, and to these ends, enter into contracts, mortgages, leases, or other agreements as the federal government may require, including agreements that the federal government shall have the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance, and operation of the public housing project;(4) Procure insurance or guarantees from the federal government for the payment of any debts or parts thereof secured by mortgages made or held by the authority on any property included in any public housing project;(5) Agree to any conditions attached to federal financial assistance relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages, payment of not less than prevailing salaries or wages, or compliance with labor standards, in the development or administration of public housing projects, and include in any construction contract let in connection with a project stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum salaries or wages and maximum hours of labor;(6) Comply with any conditions required by the federal government in any contract for financial assistance; and(7) Execute contracts with the federal government.(b) In any contract for annual contributions with the federal government, the authority may obligate itself to convey to the federal government possession of or title to the public housing project to which the contract relates, if a substantial default, as defined by contract, occurs. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, this obligation shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a mortgage. The contract may provide further that if a conveyance occurs, the federal government may complete, operate, manage, lease, convey, or otherwise deal with the project in accordance with the terms of the contract; provided that the contract shall require that as soon as practicable after the federal government is satisfied that all defaults with respect to the project have been cured and that the project will thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms of the contract, the federal government shall reconvey to the authority the project as then constituted.
(c) It is the purpose and intent of this section to authorize the authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid and the cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, and operation of any public housing project that the authority is empowered to undertake. L 2006, c 180 , pt of §2 .