§ 46-24-9 - Powers of authority.
SECTION 46-24-9
§ 46-24-9 Powers of authority. – The authority shall the have power:
(1) To negotiate payments within one or more of theparticipating communities for the conduct of services or the erection ofprojects necessary for the purposes of the authority, subject to a majorityvote of each of the city and town councils participating in each program orproject.
(2) To acquire, hold, use, lease, sell, transfer, and disposeof any property, real, personal, or mixed, or interest or interests thereon.
(3) To own and operate, maintain, repair, improve, enlarge,and extend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any propertyacquired hereunder, all of which, together with the acquisition of theproperty, are hereby declared to be public purposes.
(4) To sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of, to anyof the participating cities or towns, any property or improvements thereto,which the authority may hereafter acquire or construct; provided, however, thatany sale, lease, conveyance, or other disposition of the property shall notprejudice or adversely affect any service which the authority is providing toany other participating city or town.
(5) To sue and be sued.
(6) To adopt and order a corporate seal.
(7) To make bylaws for the management and regulation of itsaffairs, which bylaws may contain provisions indemnifying any person who is orwas a member of the authority, in the manner and to the extent provided in§ 7-1.2-814 of the Rhode Island Business Corporation Act.
(8) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes,including the creation and maintenance of working capital.
(9) To fix rates and collect charges for the use of thefacilities of or services rendered by or any commodities furnished by theauthority to each of the participating cities or towns, and to pay, as the sameshall become due, the expenses of operating and maintaining the properties ofthe authority.
(10) To contract in its own name for any lawful purpose whichwould effectuate the provisions of this chapter; to execute all the instrumentsnecessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and to do all thingsnecessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted by thischapter. It is the intention of the legislature that any property acquired bythe authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be financed as aself liquidating enterprise, and that any indebtedness incurred by theauthority shall be payable solely from the earnings or revenues derived fromall or part of the property acquired by the district.
(11) To enter into cooperative agreements with other cities,towns, or public service corporations for the interconnection of public worksfacilities or for any other lawful corporate purposes necessary and desirableto effect the purposes of this chapter.
(12) In the performance of its functions, the authority isexpressly authorized to provide for land and water conservation and for theconstruction and maintenance of hiking and biking trails, flood control andwater pollution control facilities, preservation of wetlands, dam construction,diversion of streams, dikes, walls, and pumping stations, whether or not on itsown initiative or by recommendation to the participating communities, and toencourage tax relief for landowners in the construction of facilities for suchpurposes.
(13) The authority is authorized to apply for, contract for,and expend any federal or state advances or grants or assistance which may bemade available for the purposes of this chapter.
(14) The authority shall have all the powers and authoritywhich were previously granted to the Pawtuxet River district commission. Allpurposes of the Pawtuxet River district commission, including those describedin § 46-25-38.1(4), shall be established by a vote of the Pawtuxet Riverauthority as created by this chapter.