Section 280-N. Powers

The administrative head or body upon authorization
  from the governing body may acquire in the name of the county  by  gift,
  lease,  purchase  or  condemnation, real estate and easements, rights of
  way or other interests therein necessary or proper for the  purposes  of
  the  district.  It  may  (1)  construct  or  reconstruct  dunes, bluffs,
  bulkheads,  dikes,  groins,  jetties,  fills   and   other   works   and
  improvements  upon  such  lands,  or  (2)  provide  for the acquisition,
  construction, operation and maintenance of all facilities and appliances
  necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.