(Effective until January 1, 2026.) (1) A community preservation and development authority shall have the power to: (a) Accept gifts, grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities; (b) Employ and appoint such agents, attorneys, officers, and employees as may be necessary to implement the purposes and duties of an authority; (c) Contract and enter into partnerships with individuals, associations, corporations, and local, state, and federal governments; (d) Buy, own, lease, and sell real and personal property; (e) Hold in trust, improve, and develop land; (f) Invest, deposit, and reinvest its funds; (g) Incur debt in furtherance of its mission; and (h) Lend its funds, property, credit, or services for corporate purposes. (2) A community preservation and development authority has no power of eminent domain nor any power to levy taxes or special assessments. (3) A community preservation and development authority that accepts public funds under subsection (1)(a) of this section: (a) Is subject in all respects to Article VIII, section 5 or 7, as appropriate, of the state Constitution, and to RCW 42.17A.550; and (b) May not use the funds to support or oppose a candidate, ballot proposition, political party, or political committee. [ 2011 c 60 s 40; 2009 c 516 s 2; 2007 c 501 s 4.]
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