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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 440 -JUNE 28, 1940 assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases, and (ii) workers with families, who are engaged or to be engaged in industries connected with and essential to the national defense pro- Approval of proj- gram. No project shall be developed or assisted for the purposes of eets by President. this title except with the approval of the President and upon a determination by him that there is an acute shortage of housing in the locality involved which impedes the national defense program. Projects for desig- SEC. 202. (a) Projects may be initiated hereunder by the Navy or War Department to provide dwellings on or near naval or military reservations, posts or bases for rental to the enlisted men and employ- Development. ees of the Navy and War Departments described in section 201. Such projects shall be developed by the Navy or War Department or by the Authority, whichever the President determines is better suited to the fulfillment of the purposes of this title with respect to any particular Technical assist- project. If the development of such project is to be undertaken by thonty. the Navy or War Department, the Authority is authorized to aid the development of the project by furnishing technical assistance and by transferring to such Department the funds necessary for the devel- Leasing of project. opment of the project. Any project developed for the purpose of this section shall be leased to the Navy or War Department by the Authority (which shall have title to such project until repayment of the cost thereof to the Authority as prescribed in such lease) upon such terms as shall be prescribed in the lease, which may be the same Stats. , Bpp. terms as are authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937, v, s 1401-1430. as amended, with respect to leases to public housing agencies. All the provisions of said Act which apply to the development of projects by the Authority shall (insofar as applicable and not inconsistent here- with) apply to the development of projects by the Navy or War preidiction over Department. Notwithstanding other provisions of this or any other law, the Department leasing a project shall have the same jurisdiction over such project as it has over the reservation, post or base in connection with which the project is developed. etcqipritio of real, (b) The Navy or War Department, in connection with any project developed or leased by it, and the Authority, in connection with any project developed or assisted by it, for the purposes of this title, may Iy of acquire real or personal property or any interest therein by purchase, RIsnaf li:a5 lit of eminent domain, gift lease or otherwise. The provisions of section 40Tr. S.c. M. 355 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to the acquisition of P,, . 03. any real property by the Navy or War Department or by the Authority for the purposes of this title or to the project developed 47tt.12. thereon, and the provisions of section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (U. S . C . 1934 edition, title 40, sec. 303b), shall not apply to any lease of any project developed for the purposes of this title or of any dwelling therein. Condemnationpro- ceedings instituted by the Authority shall be in its own name and the practice and pro- cedure governing such proceedings by the United States shall be followed, and the Authority shall likewise be entitled to proceed in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved o28e.S .. §1258a- February 26, 1931 (46 Stat. 1421) and an Act of Congress approved by Authority. Mac if the acquires Land onveyances March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1415). if the Authority acquiresland in connection with a project to be assisted for the purposes of this title, it may convey such land to the public housing agency involved for a consideration equal to the cost of the land to the Authority. eees of architects, The Navy and War Departments and the Authority may negotiate, contract and fix such fees as they determine are reasonable for the services of architects, engineers, surveyors, appraisers, title examiners and real estate negotiators in connection with specific projects available to Athor. developed by them under this title. The Secretaries of Navy and ity. War are hereby authorized to make available to the Authority any ityan 682 [54 STAT.

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