NY Pub Auth L § 1475-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 7 - Parking Authorities Title 4 - Syracuse Parking Authority 1475-D - Purpose and Powers of the Authority.

§  1475-d.  Purpose  and  powers  of the authority. The purpose of the   authority shall be to  construct,  operate  and  maintain  one  or  more   projects  in  the  city.  To carry out such purpose, the authority shall   have power:1. To sue and be sued;2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate   purposes, including the  power  to  purchase  prospective  or  tentative   awards in connection with the condemnation of real property;4. To acquire in the name of the city by purchase or condemnation, and   use necessary real property. All real property acquired by the authority   by  condemnation shall be acquired in the manner provided in the eminent   domain  procedure  law  or  in  the  manner  provided  by  law  for  the   condemnation of land by the city;5.  To  make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs,   and, subject to agreements with bondholders, for the regulation  of  the   project;6.  With  the  consent  of  the  city  to  use  agents,  employees and   facilities of the city, paying to the city its agreed proportion of  the   compensation or costs;7.  To  appoint  officers,  agents  and  employees, to prescribe their   qualifications and to fix their compensation; subject, however,  to  the   provisions of section fourteen hundred seventy-five-c of this title;8.  To appoint an attorney, who may be the corporation counsel, and to   fix his or her compensation;9. To make contracts  and  leases,  and  to  execute  all  instruments   necessary or convenient;10.  To  construct such buildings, structures and facilities as may be   necessary;11. To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;12. To accept grants, loans or contributions from the  United  States,   the  state  of  New  York, or any agency or instrumentality of either of   them, or the city, or an individual, by bequest  or  otherwise,  and  to   expend the proceeds for any purposes of the authority;13.  To fix and collect rentals, fees and other charges for the use of   the projects or any of them subject  to  and  in  accordance  with  such   agreements with bondholders as may be made as provided in this title;14.  To  construct, operate or maintain in the projects all facilities   necessary or convenient in connection therewith; and to contract for the   construction, operation or maintenance  of  any  parts  thereof  or  for   services  to be performed; to rent parts thereof, and grant concessions,   all on such terms and conditions as it may determine; provided, however,   that neither the authority, the city, nor  any  other  person,  firm  or   corporation  shall,  within  or on any property comprising a part of any   project authorized by this title, sell, dispense or otherwise handle any   product used in or for the servicing of  any  motor  vehicle  using  any   project or facility authorized by this title; and15.  To  do  all  things necessary, convenient or desirable, including   ancillary and incidental activities, to carry out its purposes  and  for   the exercise of the powers granted in this title.