§41-10-546. Powers of authority.

The authority shall have, in addition to all other powers granted to it in this division, all of the following powers:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as herein provided.

(2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, however, that the authority may not be sued in any nisi prius court other than the courts of the county in which is located the principal office of the authority, and provided further that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of the authority may not be sued for actions in behalf of the authority in any nisi prius court other than the courts of the county in which is located the principal office of the authority.

(3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.

(4) To establish a fiscal year.

(5) To acquire, purchase, lease, receive, hold, transmit, and convey the title to real and personal property to or from any person.

(6) To issue and incur authority obligations, whether or not the interest thereon (or, in the case of authority guaranties, on the authority-guaranteed obligations to which such authority guaranties relate) is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, for the purpose of financing project costs and providing for the payment of training facility management fees and to provide for the rights of the purchasers, holders, or owners of authority obligations.

(7) To execute and deliver mortgages, security agreements, and trust indentures, and other forms of agreements for the purpose of securing authority obligations, and in connection therewith, to mortgage, pledge, or assign the revenues, receipts, and other property of the authority received, and the financing agreements entered into by the authority in connection with, the financing of projects under this division.

(8) To anticipate by the incurrence of authority obligations the receipt of the revenues appropriated and pledged to the authority and any other revenues available to the authority.

(9) As security for the payment of authority obligations, to pledge the proceeds of the appropriations and pledges herein provided for and any other funds available to the authority.

(10) To arrange for various forms of security or credit enhancement for authority obligations, including letter of credit, guaranties, policies of insurance, surety bonds, and the like.

(11) To collect such fees and charges in connection with authority obligations and financing agreements, including, but not limited to, reimbursement of costs of financing, as the authority shall determine to be reasonable.

(12) To accept gifts, grants, loans, appropriations, and other forms of aid from the federal government, the state or any state agency, or any political subdivision of the state, or any person or corporation, foundation, or legal entity, and to agree to and comply with any conditions attached to federal and state financial assistance not inconsistent with this division.

(13) To establish accounts in one or more depositories.

(14) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of such employees and agents, including engineers, attorneys, contractors, consultants, accountants, fiscal advisors, trustees, paying agents, investment bankers, and underwriters as the directors deem necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the authority.

(15) To make, enter into, and execute financing agreements and such other contracts, agreements, or other instruments, and to take such other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized or to exercise any power granted to it.

(16) To exercise any power granted by the laws of the state to public or private corporations which is not in conflict with the public purpose of this division.

(17) To adopt and promulgate administrative regulations necessary or appropriate to effectuate its purposes and to administer the programs authorized herein.

(Acts 1995, No. 95-373, p. 747, §7; Act 99-198, p. 237, §;2.)