§ 1226-d. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have the power:\n 1. To sue and be sued.\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.\n 3. To borrow money and issue bonds or other obligations for its\ncorporate purposes and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof.\n 4. To enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or\nconvenient or desirable for the purposes of the authority to carry out\nany powers expressly given to it in this title.\n 5. To enter into agreements with the water board, the board of water\nsupply and any municipality for the financing by the authority of\nprojects as herein provided.\n 6. To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, transfer, contract or lease or\nby condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law, lease
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§ 1226-d. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have the power:\n 1. To sue and be sued.\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.\n 3. To borrow money and issue bonds or other obligations for its\ncorporate purposes and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof.\n 4. To enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or\nconvenient or desirable for the purposes of the authority to carry out\nany powers expressly given to it in this title.\n 5. To enter into agreements with the water board, the board of water\nsupply and any municipality for the financing by the authority of\nprojects as herein provided.\n 6. To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, transfer, contract or lease or\nby condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law, lease as\nlessee, hold, and use any property, real, personal or mixed or any\ninterest therein, as the authority may deem necessary, convenient or\ndesirable to carry out the purpose of this title, provided, however, the\nauthority shall not have the power to condemn property of the water\nboard.\n 7. To apply to the appropriate agencies and officials of the federal,\nstate and local governments for such licenses, permits or approvals of\nits plans or projects as it may deem necessary or advisable, and upon\nsuch terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, and to accept, in\nits discretion, such licenses, permits or approvals as may be tendered\nto it by such agencies and officials.\n 8. To appoint such officers and employees as may be required for the\nperformance of its duties, to fix and determine their qualifications,\nduties and compensation, and to retain or employ counsel, auditors,\nengineers and private consultants on a contract basis or otherwise for\nrendering professional or technical services and advice.\n 9. To make plans and studies necessary, convenient or desirable for\nthe effectuation of the purposes and powers of the authority and to\nprepare recommendations in regard thereto.\n 10. To make use of existing studies, surveys, plans, data and other\nmaterial in the possession of any state agency, any municipality or the\nwater board in order to avoid duplication of effort.\n 11. To enter upon such lands, waters or premises as in the judgment of\nthe authority shall be necessary for the purpose of making surveys,\nsoundings, borings and examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized\nby this title, the authority being liable only for actual damage done.\n 12. To apply for and to accept any gifts or grants or loans of funds\nor property or financial or other aid in any form from the federal\ngovernment or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from the state\nor any agency or instrumentality thereof or from any other source, for\nany or all of the purposes specified in this title, and to comply,\nsubject to the provisions of this title, with the terms and conditions\nthereof.\n 13. To make and amend by-laws for its organization and management and\nregulation of its affairs and rules and regulations governing the\nexercise of its powers and the fulfillment of its purposes under this\ntitle. A copy of such rules, regulations and by-laws, and all amendments\nthereto, duly certified by the secretary of the authority shall be filed\nin the office of the clerk of each municipality within the service area.\n 14. To enter into cooperative agreements with other authorities, the\nboard of water supply, municipalities, utility companies, individuals,\nor corporations, within or without the service area, for any lawful\npurposes necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of this title\nupon such terms and conditions as shall be determined to be reasonable.\n 15. With the consent of the chief executive officer of a municipality\nwithin the service area, to use officers and employees of such\nmunicipality and to pay a proper portion of compensation or costs for\nthe services of such officers or employees.\n 16. For the purposes of article fifteen-A of the executive law only,\nthe authority shall be deemed a state agency as that term is used in\nsuch article, and its contracts for procurement, design, construction,\nservices and materials shall be deemed state contracts within the\nmeaning of that term as set forth in such article.\n 17. To do all things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out\nits purposes and for the exercise of the powers granted in this title.\n