§ 2053-e. 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.\n 3. To acquire in the name of the authority, hold, sell, lease,\nmortgage or otherwise dispose of property, real, personal or mixed, or\nany interest therein, without limitation, for its corporate purposes.\nIn selecting the location for any real property to be acquired or\nleased, the authority shall give consideration to the present and any\nproposed land use character of the area in which such site is to be\nlocated and shall be subject to and exempt from the zoning laws or\nregulations, if any, otherwise generally applicable to such area to the\nsame extent that the county is subject to and exempt from the zoning\nlaws or regulations otherwise generally applicable to such area. The\nauthority shall not acquire or lease any interest in real property\nexcept upon compliance with the procedure set forth in section two\nthousand fifty-three-f of this title.\n 4. To condemn in the name of the authority pursuant to the eminent\ndomain procedure law, any real property within the county and required\nby the authority to carry out the powers granted by this title, subject\nto the provisions of section two thousand fifty-three-f of this title.\n 5. To collect, receive, transfer, transport, process, dispose of,\nsell, store, convey, recycle, compost, combust and deal with, in any\nlawful manner and way, solid waste and any products or by-products\nthereof now or hereafter developed or discovered, including any\nrecovered materials, compost or energy produced or generated by the\noperation of any solid waste management facility. Any such disposal or\nsale may be effected on such terms and in such manner as the authority\nmay deem proper.\n 6. To plan, develop and construct projects and to pay the cost thereof\nand to contract in relation thereto with municipalities or persons\nwithin or without the county and to own and operate, maintain, repair,\nimprove, reconstruct, enlarge and extend, subject to the provisions of\nthis title, any of its projects acquired or constructed under this\ntitle, and to sell, lease, mortgage, grant a security interest in,\npledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any project or part thereof to\nany person, municipality or public corporation, subject to such\nconditions and limitations as the authority may determine to be in the\npublic interest, and to apply for, hold and perform its obligations\nunder any permit, license, approval, or other legal entitlement which\nmay be required for its projects, services or exercise of powers.\n 7. To assist in the planning, development, construction and operation\nof and the financing of the cost of any solid waste management facility\nto be located in the county whether or not such solid waste management\nfacility is to be owned by the authority, which assistance may include\nloans to any person or public corporation.\n 8. To collect or receive from the United States, the state, the\ncounty, any other municipality or public corporation or person, subject\nto the limitations of section two thousand fifty-three-f of this title,\nsolid waste for the purpose of treatment or disposal thereof, with the\nright of the authority to sell and dispose of any products or\nby-products (including recovered materials, compost or energy) of such\nprocess of treatment or disposal, as the authority may deem proper.\n 9. To contract with the county, other municipalities, state agencies,\npublic corporations or persons within or without the county, for the\npurpose of receiving, treating and disposing of solid waste or for any\nother purpose authorized hereunder, including, without limitation, the\npower to contract with municipalities, state agencies, public\ncorporations or persons for the delivery of all solid waste generated\nwithin a stated area to a specific solid waste management facility.\n 10. To make rules, regulations and by-laws p
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