§ 37-50-139 — Miscellaneous powers

(1) The district shall also have the
following powers:

(a) To pay or otherwise defray and to contract to pay or defray, for a term not
exceeding seventy-five years, without an election, except as otherwise provided in
this article, the principal of, prior redemption premiums due in connection with,
interest on, and other charges pertaining to securities or other obligations of the
federal government, the district, a political subdivision, or a person that were
incurred in connection with related property subsequently acquired by the district
and relating to the district's facilities;

(b) To establish, operate, and maintain facilities within the district or
elsewhere, across or along any public street, highway, bridge, or viaduct or other
public right-of-way or in, upon, under, or over any vacant public lands, which public
lands now are, or may become, the property of a political subdivision of this state,
without first obtaining a franchise from the political subdivision having jurisdiction
over the lands; except that the district shall cooperate with any political subdivision
having such jurisdiction; shall promptly restore any such public street, highway,
bridge, viaduct, or other public right-of-way to its former state of usefulness as
nearly as may be; and shall not permanently impair completely or materially the
usefulness of the right-of-way;

(c) To adopt, amend, repeal, enforce, and otherwise administer such
reasonable resolutions, rules, regulations, and orders as the district shall deem
necessary or convenient for the conduct of its business, including, but not limited
to, the operation, maintenance, management, government, and use of the facilities
of the district and any other facilities under its control, whether situated within,
without, or both within and without the territorial limits of the district.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 1929, � 1, effective August 4.