7-6-107 - General powers.
7-6-107. General powers.
An authority has all of the powers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, excluding the exercise of the power of eminent domain and the power to levy and collect taxes and special assessments, including, but not limited to, the power to:
(1) Have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, and adopt a corporate seal;
(2) Acquire real or personal property or any interest in real or personal property by gift, lease, or purchase, for any of the purposes provided in this chapter and sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any such property;
(3) Enter into contracts and agreements with any person or entity for any of the purposes provided for in this chapter; and
(4) Make application directly to the proper federal, state, county and municipal officials and agencies, or to any other source, public or private, for loans, grants, guarantees or other financial assistance in aid of the purposes provided for in this chapter.
[Acts 1979, ch. 389, § 7; T.C.A., § 6-3770.]