* § 1199-ee. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have the\npower:\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 and to provide\nfor 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 it in this title;\n 5. To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, transfer, contract or lease or\nby condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law within the\ndistrict, lease as lessee, hold, and use any real or personal property\nor any interest therein, as the authority may deem necessary, convenient\nor desirable to carry out the purposes of this title; provided, however,\nthat the authority may not condemn real property of a municipality\nwithout the consent of the governing body of such municipality. In\nconnection with the acquisition of such properties, the authority may\nassume any obligations of the owner of such properties and, to the\nextent required by the terms of any indentures or other instruments\nunder which such obligations were issued, the authority may assume and\nagree to perform covenants and observe the restrictions contained in\nsuch instruments; and furthermore the owner of any properties, which the\nauthority is authorized to acquire, is hereby authorized to sell or\notherwise transfer the same to the authority, whereupon the authority\nshall become charged with the performance of all public duties with\nrespect to such properties with which such owner was charged and such\nowner shall become discharged from the performance thereof, and as a\nmeans of so acquiring for such purpose, the authority may purchase all\nof the stock of any existing privately owned water corporation or\ncompany and in the case of a sale or other transfer of properties of a\npublic utility corporation pursuant to this provision, upon the purchase\nof the stock of such corporation or company it shall be lawful to\ndissolve such corporation within a reasonable time, and in the case of\nan acquisition of properties from a municipality pursuant to this\nprovision, it may assume the primary responsibility for the payment of\nany bonds or notes issued by such municipality for such properties;\n 6. To construct, improve, maintain, develop, expand or rehabilitate\nwater facilities;\n 7. To operate and manage and to contract for the operation and\nmanagement of properties of the authority;\n 8. To enter into contracts, and carry out the terms thereof, for the\nwholesale provision of water produced by supply facilities constructed,\noperated or contracted for by the authority, to municipalities and to\ncarry out the terms thereof, for the transmission of water from new or\nexisting supply facilities;\n 9. 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 10. To appoint such officers and employees as are 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 11. 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 12. 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 accomp
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