Within the survey area or for purposes of redevelopment an agency may:
(a) Purchase, lease, obtain option upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property, any interest in property, and any improvements on it, including repurchase of developed property previously owned by the agency.
(b) Acquire real property by eminent domain.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1599, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)