NY Pub Auth L § 1178 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8 - Buffalo Sewer Authority 1178 - Powers of the Authority.

§ 1178. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have power:1.  To prepare or cause to be prepared plans, designs and estimates of   costs for the construction of the project, and  from  time  to  time  to   modify such plans, designs or estimates;2.  To  construct  the  project  and  any  additions,  betterments and   extensions to the facilities of the authority by contract or  contracts,   or  under,  through,  or  by  means  of  its  own  officers,  agents and   employees;3. To have jurisdiction, control, possession and  supervision  of  the   existing sewer system and the project; to maintain, operate, reconstruct   and  improve  the  same  as  a comprehensive sewerage system and to make   additions, betterments and extensions  thereto,  and  to  have  all  the   rights,  privileges  and  jurisdiction  necessary or proper for carrying   such power into execution. No enumeration of powers in this or any other   general, special or local law shall operate to restrict the  meaning  of   this  general  grant  of  power  or to exclude other powers comprehended   within this general grant;4. To sue and be sued;5. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;6. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate   purposes;7. To acquire, in the name of the city, by purchase  or  condemnation,   real  property  or  rights or easements therein, necessary or convenient   for its corporate purposes and to use the same so long as its  corporate   existence shall continue;8.  To  make  by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs   and, subject to agreements with bondholders, for the regulation  of  the   use  of  its  property  and  the  establishment and collection of rates,   rentals and charges;9.  To  make  contracts  and  execute  all  instruments  necessary  or   convenient;10.  To  borrow money and to issue negotiable bonds and to provide for   the rights of the holders thereof;11. To fix and collect rates, rentals and other charges for  goods  or   services  rendered  by  the authority, subject to and in accordance with   such agreements with holders of bonds as  may  be  made  as  hereinafter   provided;12.  To  enter  on any lands, water and premises as in the judgment of   the authority shall be necessary for  the  purpose  of  making  borings,   samples,  surveys, soundings and examinations of any effluent source and   to accomplish any purpose authorized by this title;13. To accept, treat and dispose  of  the  sewage  and  waste  of  all   municipal  corporations in the county of Erie and from any other persons   from whatever source derived;14. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out  the  powers   expressly given by this title;15.  To  establish,  adopt,  amend  or  cancel  and  issue such rules,   regulations, permits and orders as  it  deems  necessary,  desirable  or   convenient,  for  the jurisdiction, control, supervision, possession and   use of the facilities and for the administration and enforcement of this   title and such rules, regulations, permits and orders applicable to  all   users;16.  To  enforce  the  rules,  regulations,  orders and permits of the   authority for all users and in the event  of  non-compliance  therewith,   the  authority may take any enforcement action, as may be established in   the authority's rules and  regulations  or  otherwise  allowed  by  this   title. The rules, regulations, permits and orders of the authority shall   be  enforced in jurisdictions outside of the city pursuant to agreements    with  the  county  of  Erie   or   the   respective   sewer   districts,   municipalities  or  political  subdivisions for effluent sources located   therein. In the absence of such agreements, the authority is  authorized   to   enforce   its  rules,  regulations,  permits  and  orders  in  such   jurisdictions located outside the city directly upon users  who  violate   the  authority's  rules,  regulations,  permits  or  orders,  where such   violations  are  not  discontinued  and  remedied,  to  the  authority's   satisfaction,  by  the  county of Erie or the respective sewer district,   municipality or political subdivision wherein such  effluent  source  is   located.