Section 1420-E. Purpose and powers of the authority

The purpose of the
  authority shall be to  construct,  operate  and  maintain  one  or  more
  projects in the district. To carry out said purpose, the authority shall
  have power:
    1. To sue and be sued;
    2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;
    3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate
  purposes,  including  the  power  to  purchase  prospective or tentative
  awards in connection with the condemnation of real property;
    4. To acquire in the name of the villages  in  which  located,  or  if
  outside  the  limits of any village, in the name of the town in which it
  is located by lease, purchase or condemnation,  and  use  real  property
  necessary  or  convenient. All real property acquired by condemnation by
  the  authority  shall  be  acquired  in  the  manner  provided  in   the
  condemnation  law  or in the manner provided by law for the condemnation
  of land by the appropriate municipality;
    5. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of  its  affairs,
  and,  subject  to agreements with bondholders, for the regulation of the
  project;
    6. With the consent of the municipalities to  use  agents,  employees,
  and facilities of the municipalities, including the corporation counsel,
  paying  to  the municipalities its agreed proportion of the compensation
  or costs;
    7. To appoint officers,  agents  and  employees,  to  prescribe  their
  qualifications  and  to fix their compensation; subject, however, to the
  provisions of the civil service law, as hereinafter provided;
    8. To make contracts  and  leases,  and  to  execute  all  instruments
  necessary or convenient;
    9.  To  construct  such buildings, structures and facilities as may be
  necessary or convenient;
    10. To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;
    11. To accept grants, loans or contributions from the  United  States,
  the  state  of  New  York, or any agency or instrumentality of either of
  them or the municipalities, and to expend the proceeds for any  purposes
  of the authority;
    12.  To fix and collect rentals, fees and other charges for the use of
  the projects or any of them subject  to  and  in  accordance  with  such
  agreements with bondholders as may be made as hereinafter provided;
    13.  To  construct, operate or maintain in the projects all facilities
  necessary or convenient in connection therewith; and to contract for the
  construction, operation or maintenance  of  any  parts  thereof  or  for
  services  to be performed; to rent parts thereof, and grant concessions,
  all on such terms and conditions as it may determine; provided, however,
  that neither the authority, any of the participating municipalities,  or
  any  agency  of  the  authority  or  any such municipality, or any other
  person, firm or corporation shall, within or on any property  comprising
  a  part  of  any  project  authorized  by  this title, sell, dispense or
  otherwise handle any product used in or for the servicing of  any  motor
  vehicle  using  any  project  or  facility authorized by this title, and
  provided further that the location of sites of  the  projects  shall  be
  subject   to   the   prior   advice   of  the  planning  boards  of  the
  municipalities.