§ 1196-d. General powers of an authority. Except as otherwise limited\nby this title, an authority shall have 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 negotiable or non-negotiable notes,\nbonds, or other obligations and to provide for the rights of the holders\nthereof;\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 it in this title.\n 5. To acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, transfer, contract or lease\nor by condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law, lease\nas lessee, hold, and use any real or personal property or any interest\ntherein, as the authority may deem necessary, convenient or desirable to\ncarry out the purpose of this title; provided, however, that an\nauthority may not acquire, condemn or otherwise receive real property of\na municipality without the consent of the governing body of such\nmunicipality;\n 6. To construct, improve or rehabilitate water supply or sewerage\nfacilities required for the maintenance, development or expansion of\nwater supply sources or sewerage facilities;\n 7. To construct, improve or rehabilitate distribution, transmission,\nand sewerage facilities;\n 8. To operate and manage and to contract for the operation and\nmanagement of facilities constructed by the authority;\n 9. To enter into contracts, and carry out the terms thereof, for the\nwholesale provision of water produced by supply facilities constructed\nand operated by the authority, to municipalities and private water\ncompanies and to carry out the terms thereof, for the transmission of\nwater from new or existing supply facilities;\n 10. To enter into contracts, with municipalities for the collection,\ntreatment and disposal of sewage;\n 11. 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, to accept, in its\ndiscretion, such licenses, permits or approvals as may be tendered to it\nby such agencies and officials;\n 12. To appoint such officers and employees as are required for the\nperformance of its duties, and to fix and determine their\nqualifications, duties and compensation, and to retain or employ\ncounsel, auditors, engineers and private consultants on a contract basis\nor otherwise for rendering professional or technical services and\nadvice;\n 13. 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 14. To enter upon such lands, waters, or premises as in the judgment\nof the 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 15. 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 16. To supply and sell water for domestic, commercial and public\npurposes at retail to individual consumers within the district and to\ncollect, treat and discharge sewage produced for such purposes by such\ngenerators;\n 17. To purchase water in bulk from any person, private corporation or\nmunicipality when necessary or convenient for the operation of such\nwater system;\n 18. To produce, develop, distribute and sell water or water services\nwit
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