Section 1230-D. Powers of the authority

The authority shall have the power:
    1. To sue and be sued.
    2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.
    3.  To  borrow  money  and  issue  bonds  or other obligations for its
  corporate purposes and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof.
    4. To enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or
  convenient or desirable for the purposes of the authority to  carry  out
  any powers expressly given to it in this title.
    5.  To enter into agreements with the water board, the city, any other
  municipality, the state, and any other person for the financing  by  the
  authority of projects as herein provided.
    6. To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, transfer, contract or lease or
  by  condemnation  pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law, lease as
  lessee, hold, and use any property,  real,  personal  or  mixed  or  any
  interest  therein,  as  the  authority may deem necessary, convenient or
  desirable to carry out the purpose of this title, provided, however, the
  authority shall not have the power to  condemn  property  of  the  water
  board, the city, or any other municipality.
    7.  To apply to the appropriate agencies and officials of the federal,
  state and  local  governments,  any  municipality,  for  such  licenses,
  permits  or  approvals of its plans or projects as it may deem necessary
  or advisable, and  upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as  it  may  deem
  appropriate, and to accept, in its discretion, such licenses, permits or
  approvals as may be tendered to it by such agencies and officials.
    8.  To  appoint  such  officers  and agents as may be required for the
  performance of its duties, to fix and  determine  their  qualifications,
  duties  and compensation, subject to the provisions of the civil service
  law and the rules of the civil service commission of the  city,  and  to
  retain  or  employ counsel, auditors, engineers, private consultants and
  other  independent  contractors  on  a  contractual  or  otherwise   for
  rendering management, professional or technical services and advice.
    9.  To  make  plans and studies necessary, convenient or desirable for
  the effectuation of the purposes and powers  of  the  authority  and  to
  prepare recommendations in regard thereto.
    10.  To  make  use of existing studies, surveys, plans, data and other
  material  in  the  possession  of  any  state  agency,  the  city,   any
  municipality,   any  person  or  the  water  board  in  order  to  avoid
  duplication of effort.
    11. To enter upon such lands, waters or premises as in the judgment of
  the authority shall be necessary for  the  purpose  of  making  surveys,
  soundings, borings and examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized
  by this title, the authority being liable only for actual damage done.
    12.  To  apply  for and to accept any gifts, grants, loans of funds or
  property, or financial or other aid,  in  any  form,  from  the  federal
  government  or  any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from the state
  or any agency or instrumentality thereof or from any other  source,  for
  any  or  all  of  the  purposes  specified in this title, and to comply,
  subject to the provisions of this title, with the terms  and  conditions
  thereof.
    13.  To make and amend by-laws for its organization and management and
  regulation of its  affairs  and  rules  and  regulations  governing  the
  exercise  of  its  powers and the fulfillment of its purposes under this
  title. A copy of such rules, regulations and by-laws, and all amendments
  thereto, duly certified by the secretary of the authority shall be filed
  in the office of the city clerk and secretary of the water board.
    14. To enter into cooperative agreements with  the  state,  any  state
  agency,  the  city, any municipality, utility companies, individuals, or
  corporations, within  or  without  the  service  area,  for  any  lawful

  purposes  necessary  or  desirable  to effect the purposes of this title
  upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined to be reasonable.
    15.  With  the consent of the chief executive officer of the city or a
  municipality within the service area, to use officers and  employees  of
  the  city or municipality and to pay a proper portion of compensation or
  costs for the services rendered to the authority  by  such  officers  or
  employees.
    16.  To  do all things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out
  its purposes and for the exercise of the powers granted  in  this  title
  provided  that  the  authority shall not have power, within the city, to
  collect rentals,  charges,  rates  or  fees  from  the  owners  of  real
  property, or the occupants of real property (other than the occupants of
  premises  owned  or  controlled  by  the  authority),  for  services  or
  facilities furnished or supplied in connection with such real  property,
  if  such  services  or  facilities  are of a character or nature then or
  formerly furnished or supplied by the city.