For the purpose of effecting the restoration, renovation, preservation, improvement, protection, or maintenance of, or interest in, any public or private property that has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine:
(1) Lend or donate money to or perform services for the benefit of an authority;
(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to an authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, any interest therein and any franchise; and
(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this article and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient in connection with aiding and cooperating with an authority in its efforts to restore, renovate, preserve, improve, protect, maintain, or promote interest in any public or private property that has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.