A. The state and any of its political subdivisions, port authorities and turnpike authorities may join, cooperate and contract with other agencies or instrumentalities of federal, state or local governments, or with private persons, corporations, partnerships, business associations, fiduciaries or personal representatives in and for the acquisition, condemnation, purchase, lease, sale, assignment, mortgage or use of title, rights, interests and estates in airspace. This power shall include, but shall not be limited to, the joint development and multiple use of rights-of-way and adjoining property or airspace. In furtherance of such functions, the aforementioned entities and authorities shall have the following powers: 1. To do all things necessary to develop and effectuate a joint development and multiple use plan for an area which is to be developed, including the coordination of such plan and cooperation with all other affected agencies of federal, state or local governments; to collect and distribute informational material pertaining thereto; to cooperate and coordinate activities and functions with interested or affected private persons, corporations, partnerships, business associations, fiduciaries, personal representatives or groups; to employ consultants, planners and professional or advisory personnel or services; to contract with federal, state, regional or local authorities or agencies, or with private persons, corporations, partnerships, business associations or other such organizations or associations for the preparation of transportation and land use studies; and to contract for services, labor, supplies, equipment or other items with governmental authorities or private persons, corporations, partnerships, business associations, fiduciaries, personal representatives or other persons as may be necessary to effectuate the joint development and multiple use plan; 2. To apply for, accept, receive, spend and account for such funds, grants, loans, gifts and services from federal, state, regional or local governments or their instrumentalities or from private persons or from other sources as may be needed to develop and effectuate the joint development and multiple use plan; and to provide and agree to such reasonable conditions and requirements as may be necessary in connection therewith; and 3. To perform such other acts and enter into such contracts or execute such other legal documents as may be necessary or appropriate to develop, effectuate or execute the joint development and multiple use plan. B. The state and any of its political subdivisions, port authorities and turnpike authorities may join with any other federal, state, regional or local governmental authority in the condemnation through exercise of the power of eminent domain of land or airspace in excess of that necessary for the highway, road or street right-of-way, whenever such excess condemnation is necessary and appropriate to effectuate a joint development and multiple use plan.
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