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§ 7-51-1901. Public Policy — Purpose

It is the public policy of this state that a mechanism should be created to enable local governments to provide grants which would encourage housing development or encourage the repair, rebuilding and renovations of existing facilities and structures in neighborhoods whose stability depends upon the elimination of blight and the upgrading of structural needs of […]

§ 7-51-1902. Part Definitions — Authority to Develop Grant Programs

As used in this part: “Blighted” has the meaning ascribed to that term in title 13, Chapters 2 0 and 21; and “Local government” means a municipality, county or county having a metropolitan form of government. Local governments are authorized to develop grant programs to be paid from the general fund of the local government […]