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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-952" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Water and Sewer Authorities">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a political subdivision may transfer jurisdiction over, lease, lend, give, sell, or convey to an authority, on the request of the authority, with or without consideration, any of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any facility;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any right or interest in a facility;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any property that appertains to a facility;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Any real property; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Any right or interest in real property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The authority shall use property transferred or conveyed under this subsection in connection with the construction, extension, repair, improvement, maintenance, or operation of 1 or more projects of the authority.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The transfer or conveyance shall be on terms and conditions that the governing body of the political subdivision determines to be in the best interests of the political subdivision.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the land is necessary or desirable in connection with the construction, extension, repair, improvement, maintenance, or operation of any project, this State consents to the use by an authority of any land that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Owned or controlled by this State; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Below the high-water mark of any waters of this State; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>In the right-of-way of any State highway.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Highway Administration must approve the use of land that is in any State highway right-of-way.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
