A municipality may raise or appropriate money to:
1. Board of trade. Support and guarantee obligations of a chamber of commerce or board of trade or a local development corporation, or a chamber of commerce and a local development corporation, or a board of trade and a local development corporation;
2. Advertising. Advertise its resources and attractions or those of the State;
3. Real estate. Purchase real estate and personal property from the Federal Government for municipal purposes;
4. Athletic facilities and recreation. Provide real estate and personal property for recreational purposes and supporting a recreational program or for building, maintaining and operating an athletic facility;
5. Fish. Propagate and protect fish in public waters located wholly or partially within its boundaries.
A. The money appropriated shall be spent by the municipal officers or a person appointed by them; and
B. The person authorized to spend the money shall submit a written report of the expenditure to the municipal legislative body within one year of the date of appropriation;
6. Historical society. Assist a local historical society;
7. History. Write and publish its history;
8. Conventions. Assist conventions;
9. Lands. Provide for and acquire open areas, including marshlands, swamps or wetlands;
10. Mass bus transportation. Aid private companies or public agencies furnishing mass bus transportation services within the municipality;
11. Relocation assistance. Provide funds for relocation assistance services and payments to individuals, families and businesses displaced as a result of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose;
12. District Court. Construct, equip and furnish a district courthouse within the municipality. The municipality may negotiate a lease with the Chief Judge of the District Court for the use of such a courthouse;
13. Elderly housing. Provide municipally owned rental housing for the elderly;
14. Affordable housing. Facilitate affordable housing; and
15. Job creation and retention. Establish revolving loan fund programs to assist in job creation and retention for local for-profit and nonprofit enterprises if approved by a municipal referendum election pursuant to sections 2528, 2529 and 2532, even if the municipality or plantation has not accepted the provisions of section 2528.