§ 11-99B-7 — Powers of District

Each district shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:
(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity, subject to Section 11-99B-15, specified in its certificate of incorporation.
(2) To sue and to be sued in its own name in civil actions and to defend civil actions against it; provided, that the district shall be deemed to be a “governmental entity” as defined in Chapter 93 for the purposes of limiting the damages for which the district and its members may be liable.
(3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at its pleasure.
(4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business.
(5) To acquire, receive, take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to hold property of every description, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities.
(6) To make, enter into, and execute licenses, contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the district was organized or to exercise any power expressly granted under this section.
(7) To plan, establish, develop, acquire, purchase, lease, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, and operate a project or projects or any part or combination of any thereof, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities, and to acquire franchises and easements deemed necessary or desirable in connection therewith.
(8) To sell and issue bonds of the district in order to provide funds for any corporate function, use, or purpose, any bonds to be payable solely out of the revenues derived from any project or projects of the district, or pursuant to any guarantees by any of its members.
(9) To assume obligations secured by a lien on or payable out of or secured by a pledge of the revenues from any project or any part of any thereof that may be acquired by the district, any obligation so assumed to be payable by the district solely out of the revenues derived from the operation of any project or any thereof of the district.
(10) To pledge for payment of any bonds issued or obligations assumed by the district any revenues from which those bonds or obligations are made payable as provided in this chapter.
(11) To execute and deliver trust indentures in accordance with this chapter.
(12) To exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in and subject to Title 18; provided, that this subdivision shall not be deemed to authorize the district to acquire, without the consent of the owner or owners thereof, any property or interests therein at the time dedicated to public use.
(13) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of officers, employees, and agents, including, but without limitation, engineers, attorneys, accountants, architects, management consultants, and fiscal advisers as the business of the district may require.
(14) To make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the use of any project owned or controlled by the district.
(15) To provide for insurance as the board may deem advisable.
(16) To invest any funds of the district that the board may determine are not presently needed in the operation of its properties in any investment which may be made by any of its members.
(17) To cooperate with the United States of America, any agency or instrumentality thereof, the state, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, and any public corporation and to make such contracts with them as the board may deem advisable to accomplish the purpose for which the district was established.
(18) To sell and convey any of its properties that may have become obsolete or worn out or that may no longer be needed or useful as a part of any project of the district.
(19) To sell and convey, with or without valuable consideration, any of its projects or any portion thereof to any one or more counties, municipalities, or public corporations which have the corporate power to operate the project or portions thereof so conveyed and the property and income of which are not subject to taxation; provided, that any sale and conveyance may be made only with the consent of each member of the district, any consent to be evidenced by a resolution adopted by the governing body of each member and only if any conveyance would not constitute a breach of any then outstanding trust indenture or other agreement to which the district is a party.
(20) To enter into a management agreement or agreements with any person for the management by the district of any project or any part thereof upon terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable.
(21) To fix and revise, from time to time, reasonable rentals, licenses, rates, fees, and other charges for the use of any project or portion thereof, owned or operated by the district, from the users of the project or projects, or from the businesses or property owners within the district, which shall be approved by each governing body that is a member of the district to the extent required by its certificate of incorporation, and to collect all charges made by it.
(22) To require any user of any of its projects or any part thereof to make a reasonable deposit with the district in advance to ensure the payment of rentals, licenses, rates, fees, or charges, or costs of repair to any damage to the project and to be subject to the application to the payment thereof if and when delinquent.

Legislative History

(Act 2000-781, p. 1825, §7; Act 2024-452, §1.)