§ 1204. General powers of the authority. 1. To sue and be sued.\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.\n * 3. To acquire, hold, use and dispose of equipment, devices and\nappurtenances, and other property for its corporate purposes, including,\nthe power to dispose of personal property with a value of five hundred\nthousand dollars or less by public auction in accordance with guidelines\nadopted by the metropolitan transportation authority pursuant to section\ntwelve hundred sixty-five of this article and title five-A of article\nnine of this chapter.\n * NB Effective until June 30, 2028\n * 3. To acquire, hold, use and dispose of equipment, devices and\nappurtenances, and other property for its corporate purposes.\n * NB Effective June 30, 2028\n 3-a. To acquire by purchase or condemnation pursuant to the provisions\nof the condemnation law real property or rights or easements therein\nnecessary or convenient for the corporate purposes of the authority, and\nto use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue.\n 3-b. To apply for and receive and accept grants of property, money and\nservices and other assistance offered or made available to it by any\nperson, government or agency whatever, which it may use to meet capital\nor operating expenses and for any other use within the scope of its\npowers, and to negotiate for the same upon such terms and conditions as\nthe authority may determine to be necessary, convenient or desirable.\n 4. To make rules and regulations for its organization and internal\nmanagement.\n 5. To appoint officers, assign powers and duties to them, and fix\ntheir compensation.\n 5-a. To make, amend and repeal rules governing the conduct and safety\nof the public as it may deem necessary, convenient or desirable for the\nuse and operation of the transit facilities under its jurisdiction,\nincluding without limitation rules relating to the protection or\nmaintenance of such facilities, the conduct and safety of the public,\nthe payment of fares or other lawful charges for the use of such\nfacilities, the presentation or display of documentation permitting free\npassage, reduced fare passage or full fare passage on such facilities\nand the protection of the revenue of the authority. Violations of such\nrules shall be an offense punishable by a fine of not exceeding\ntwenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for not longer than ten days, or\nboth, or may be punishable by the imposition by the transit adjudication\nbureau established pursuant to the provisions of this title of a civil\npenalty in an amount for each violation not to exceed one hundred\ndollars or, in the case of certain repeat violations relating to the\npayment of fares in accordance with subdivision eleven of section twelve\nhundred nine-a of this title, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars\n(in each case exclusive of supplemental penalties, interest or costs\nassessed thereon), in accordance with a schedule of such penalties as\nmay from time to time be established by rules of the authority. Such\nschedule of penalties may provide for the imposition of supplemental\npenalties, not to exceed a total of fifty dollars for each violation,\nupon the failure of a respondent in any proceeding commenced with\nrespect to any such violation to make timely response to or appearance\nin connection with a notice of violation of such rule or to any\nsubsequent notice or order issued by the authority in such proceeding.\nThere shall be no penalty or increment in fine by virtue of a\nrespondent's timely exercise of their right to a hearing or appeal. The\nrules may provide, in addition to any other sanctions, for the\nconfiscation of tokens, tickets, cards or other fare media that have\nbeen forged, counterfeit, improperly altered or transferred, or\notherwise used in a manner inconsistent with such rules. The authority\nshall not use, or arrange for the use, of biometric identifying\ntechnology, including but not limit
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