# Idaho Code § 50-2002: 50-2002 FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF NECESSITY

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## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 50-2002
- **Heading:** 50-2002 FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF NECESSITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 50 / Chapter 20 / Section 50-2002

## Text

50-2002. Findings and declarations of necessity. It is hereby found and declared that there exist in municipalities of the state deteriorated and deteriorating areas (as herein defined) which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state; that the existence of such areas contributes substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime, constitutes an economic and social liability imposing onerous municipal burdens which decrease the tax base and reduce tax revenues, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of municipalities, retards the provision of housing accommodations, aggravates traffic problems and substantially impairs or arrests the elimination of traffic hazards and the improvement of traffic facilities; and that the prevention and elimination of these conditions is a matter of state policy and state concern in order that the state and its municipalities shall not continue to be endangered by areas which are focal centers of disease, promote juvenile delinquency, and consume an excessive proportion of its revenue because of the extra services required for police, fire, accident, hospitalization and other forms of public protection, services and facilities.

It is further found and declared that certain of such areas, or portions thereof, may require acquisition, clearance, and disposition subject to use restrictions, as provided in this act, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or rehabilitation; that other areas or portions thereof may, through the means provided in this act, be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be eliminated, remedied or prevented; and that salvageable areas can be conserved and rehabilitated through appropriate public action as herein authorized, and the cooperation and voluntary action of the owners and tenants of property in such areas.

It is further found and declared that the powers conferred by this act are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended as herein provided and the power of eminent domain and police power exercised; and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions herein enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

History:

[50-2002, added 1965, ch. 246, sec. 2, p. 600.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 50-2001 50-2001 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2001.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2002 50-2002 FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF NECESSITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2002.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2003 50-2003 ENCOURAGEMENT OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2003.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2004 50-2004 WORKABLE PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2004.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2005 50-2005 FINDING OF NECESSITY BY LOCAL GOVERNING BODY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2005.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 50-2007 50-2007 POWERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2007.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2008 50-2008 PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2008.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2009 50-2009 NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY-WIDE PLANS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2009.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2010 50-2010 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2010.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2011 50-2011 DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY IN URBAN RENEWAL AREA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2011.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2012 50-2012 ISSUANCE OF BONDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2012.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-2013 50-2013 BONDS AS LEGAL INVESTMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C20_S50-2013.md)
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