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with such matters; to carry into effect such findings, deter
limitations and recommendations; to cooperate with, and par
ticipate in activities of local, regional or national agencies,
organizations, institutions, or other official or unofficial bod
les engaged in the same or related fields; and to perform all
appropriate functions with respect to housing and urban re
development activities and projects.
h) To make, and cause to be made, all surveys, apprais-
ais, and plans necessary to carry out its activities and the
purposes of this Act, and in connection herewith to enter
upon any land, property, or structure, for such purposes, and
to make ~soundings, test borings, or any other technical inves-
LEGATIONS; to enforce the power of such entry by appropriate
proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction if entry is
denied or resisted; to utilize and employ, by contract or other
wise, any persons or agencies for the making of such surveys
studies, and plans, and the technical work incidental there
to.
O To undertake and carry out within its area of opera
ton housing and urban redevelopment projects, and in con-
nection Herewith to plan, prepare, develop, construct, ac-
quire, lease, and dispose OF, any such projects within the
contemplation of this Act, to provide for the planning, pre-
paration, development, construction, acquisition, lease, dis
position, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, extension,
repair, maintenance, and operation of any such projects; to
lease any dwellings, accommodations, land, structures, or ia
cilities embraced in any project, to clear or prepare any pro-
perty owned by it for redeve1opment, conservation or re
Mobilization, to impose and enforce terms and conditions upon
reuse Of properties included in urban redevelopment pro-
jects; to establish from time to time standards Of eligibility
for admission to, and occupancy of, loW-income public hous-
ing dwellings, dLu 1dCl11IIGS, 70 duOpI VI LLuS W lille 1u4So
regulations and conditions Of admission to, and occupancy Of,
such dwellings & facilities, including rents and charges there
for; to establish from time to time standards of eligibility and
conditions Of participation in slum clearance and urban de-
velopment.
ID To make such expenditures, subject to the provisions
of this Act or any other applicable law, regulation or restric-
ton, as may be necessary for the activities and operations
Of the Authority and to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Q) To conduct examinations and investigations on any
matters material to the functions or operations Of the Auth
ority, subject to the following conditions: Q) Three Commits
sioners shall be designated by the Board in each instance to
conduct such examinations or investigations, and a majority
vote of such Commissioners shall be necessary for the is
suance Of ~subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses,
or production of records, or of commissions for the examina-
ton Of witnesses or materials outside of the Virgin Islands
or otherwise not available to the Authority within the Vr-
gin Islands; () One or more of such Commissioners may adj
minister oathS to witnesses, may conduct Investigations and
examinations, hear testimony, and take proof, under oath
or otherwise, at public and private hearings; and 81 The af-
firmative vote of all such Commissioners shall be required