An authority shall have the following powers and duties together with all powers and duties incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof:
(1) To sue or be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) To adopt and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.
(3) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business.
(4) With respect to property within the operational area of the authority, to acquire, receive, and take title to by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, to hold, keep, improve, maintain, and impose restrictive covenants and land use controls, to engage in environmental remediation and restoration efforts as required under applicable agreements with the United States Department of Defense, to equip, furnish, develop, and to transfer, convey, donate, sell, lease, grant options to, assign, encumber with easements and mortgages and other security agreements, or otherwise convey or dispose of property of every kind and character, real, personal, mixed, tangible, and intangible, and any interest therein, to any person, with the authority receiving adequate consideration, as solely determined by the authority upon the authority's consideration of tangible and intangible factors in determining if adequate consideration is to be received by the authority.
(5) To make, enter into, and execute such contracts, agreements, cooperative agreements, leases, loan agreements, orders, mortgages, deeds, and other legal arrangements and to take such actions as may be necessary or convenient in the furtherance of any purpose of the authority or in the exercise of any power granted to the authority. Neither the county of incorporation nor any municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority, nor any member of the governing body of or any officer of the county of incorporation or any such municipality, shall be liable for the repayment of any indebtedness of the authority incurred pursuant to this subdivision.
(6) To borrow money for any authority purpose, function, or use and to issue in evidence of the borrowing, bonds, notes, warrants, or other debt obligations, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as bonds, including, without limitation, refunding bonds.
(7) To pledge for the payment of any bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority any revenues from which those bonds or obligations are made payable and to execute and deliver security for the bonds and obligations, mortgages, deeds of trust, trust indentures, and pledge indentures as provided for by law.
(8) To provide for such insurance as the authority may deem advisable.
(9) To invest any of its funds deemed by the authority not to be needed presently in the operation of its properties and undertakings in bonds, bills, notes, or other obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof, bonds of the state, bonds of any county or municipality within the state, interest bearing deposits in banks and savings and loan institutions, any obligations in which a state chartered savings and loan association may invest its funds, any agreement to repurchase any of the foregoing, or any combination thereof.
(10) To contract, cooperate, or both, with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any state and any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof, or any other authority or authorities.
(11) To accept gifts, grants, bequests, or devises of money and tangible and intangible property consistent with the purposes and powers of the authority.
(12) To convey property for public purposes including, but not limited to, recreational, artistic, and cultural endeavors, with or without consideration, to the state and its agencies and instrumentalities, the United States of America and its agencies and instrumentalities, the county of incorporation, municipalities whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area, or other public corporations, or their successors, and to dedicate roadways, parks, easements, and other public facilities.
(13) To apply for and accept from any federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or any other public or private source, loans, grants, guarantees, or other financial assistance in furtherance of the authority's purposes under such conditions as may be provided by the source.
(14) To enter into agreements with the federal government or any agency thereof to use its facilities or its services in order to carry out the public purposes of the authority.
(15) To contract with the state, its agencies or institutions, or any county or local government for the use by the authority of any facilities or services or to contract or to provide any facilities or services to the state, its agencies or institutions, or any county or local government entity.
(16) To extend credit or make loans to any person, corporation, partnership, or other entity for all or part of the costs of any project which substantially advances or enhances the development and reuse of the former military installation property. The credit or loans extended may be secured by a loan agreement, note, mortgage, deed to secure debt, trust deed, security agreement, assignment, or other instrument, or by a rental, or by revenues, fees, or charges, upon such terms and conditions as the authority shall determine to be reasonable. The agreement may include a provision for the establishment and maintenance of reserve funds. In the exercise of powers granted herein, the authority may include in any such loan agreement, note, mortgage, deed to secure debt, trust deed, security agreement, assignment, or other instrument requirements for guaranty of any obligations, insurance, construction, use, operation, maintenance, and financing of the project, and such other terms and conditions as the authority may deem necessary or desirable.
(17) To appoint, employ, contract with, and compensate such employees, agents, engineers, auditors, attorneys, underwriters, issuers of letters of credit, depositories, banks, trustees, remarketing agents, rating agencies, insurers, and guarantors of its debt obligations, providers of other forms of credit enhancement for its debt obligations, contractors, consultants, and fiscal advisors, as the board shall deem necessary for the conduct of the business of the authority.
(18) To make or contract for long-range plans or proposals for economic development or environmental restoration.
(19) To make surveys and other economic analyses.
(20) To plan, undertake, and complete environmental restoration and to engage in environmental remediation of property.
(21) To grant and receive indemnities.
(22) To require by lease, contract, or agreement the payment of fees in lieu of ad valorem taxes designated for educational and other purposes to be levied by the county of incorporation and municipalities whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area, for distribution to such public persons, respectively, as if these payments are ad valorem taxes.
(23) To exercise any power granted by the laws of this state to a public or private corporation which is not in conflict with the purposes of the authority.
(24) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers conferred by this chapter.
Last modified: May 3, 2021