In addition to any other powers conferred upon an authority by this act, each authority shall have the following powers: a. To adopt and have a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure; b. To sue and be sued; c. To acquire, hold, use and dispose of its facility charges and other revenues and other moneys; d. To acquire, rent, hold, use and dispose of other personal property for the purposes of the authority; e. Subject to the provisions of section 9 of this act, to acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise, or lease as lessee, real property and easements or interests therein necessary or useful and convenient for the purposes of the authority, whether subject to mortgages, deeds of trust or other liens or otherwise, and to hold and to use the same, and to dispose of propert
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In addition to any other powers conferred upon an authority by this act, each authority shall have the following powers: a. To adopt and have a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure; b. To sue and be sued; c. To acquire, hold, use and dispose of its facility charges and other revenues and other moneys; d. To acquire, rent, hold, use and dispose of other personal property for the purposes of the authority; e. Subject to the provisions of section 9 of this act, to acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise, or lease as lessee, real property and easements or interests therein necessary or useful and convenient for the purposes of the authority, whether subject to mortgages, deeds of trust or other liens or otherwise, and to hold and to use the same, and to dispose of property so acquired no longer necessary for the purposes of the authority; f. Subject to the provisions of section 6 of this act, to lease to any person, all or any part of any seaquarium facility for such consideration and for such period or periods of time and upon such other terms and conditions as it may fix and agree upon; g. To borrow money and issue negotiable bonds or notes or other obligations and provide for and secure the payment of any bonds and the rights of the holders thereof, and to purchase, hold and dispose of any bonds; h. To apply for and to accept gifts or grants of real or personal property, money, material, labor or supplies for the purposes of the authority from any governmental unit or person, and to make and perform agreements and contracts and to do any and all things necessary or useful and convenient in connection with the procuring, acceptance or disposition of such gifts or grants; i. To determine the location, type and character of any seaquarium facility and all other matters in connection with all or any part of any seaquarium facility which it is authorized to own, construct, establish, effectuate or control; j. To make and enforce bylaws or rules and regulations for the management and regulation of its business and affairs and for the use, maintenance and operation of any seaquarium facility, and to amend the same; k. To do and perform any acts and things authorized by this act under, through or by means of its own officers, agents and employees, or by contracts with any governmental unit or person; l. To acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain and undertake any project and to fix and collect facility charges for the use thereof; and m. To enter into any and all agreements or contracts, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of the authority or to carry out any power expressly given in this act subject to P.L.1971, c. 198 "Local Public Contracts Law" (C. 40A:11-1 et seq.). Before undertaking and proceeding with any action authorized by this section, the authority shall first secure from the governing body of the municipality a specific authorization for the taking of such action. Any such authorization shall be granted by resolution adopted by the said governing body, and unless and until such a resolution is so adopted the authority shall not take any such action. L.1964, c. 103, s. 5, eff. May 29, 1964. Amended by L.1975, c. 96, s. 9, eff. May 16, 1975.