NY Pub Auth L § 2051-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities Title 13-I - County of Franklin Solid Waste Management Authority 2051-E - Powers of the Authority.

§ 2051-e. Powers of the authority. The authority shall have the power:1. To sue and be sued;2. To have a seal and alter the same;3.  To  acquire  in  the  name  of  the  authority, hold, sell, lease,   mortgage or otherwise dispose of property, real, personal or  mixed,  or   any interest therein, without limitation, for its corporate purposes;4.  To  condemn,  in the name of the authority pursuant to the eminent   domain procedure law, any real property within the county  and  required   by the authority to carry out the powers granted by this title.5.  To  collect, receive, transport, process, dispose of, sell, store,   convey, recycle and deal with, in any lawful manner and way, solid waste   and any products or by-products thereof now or  hereafter  developed  or   discovered, including any energy generated by the operation of any solid   waste  management facility. Any such disposal or sale may be effected on   such terms and in such manner as the authority may deem proper;6. To plan, develop and construct projects and to pay the cost thereof   and  to  have  the  right  to  contract   in   relation   thereto   with   municipalities  or  persons  within or without the county and to own and   operate, maintain, repair, improve,  reconstruct,  enlarge  and  extend,   subject to the provisions of this title, any of its projects acquired or   constructed  under this title, and to sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise   dispose of  any  project  or  part  thereof  to  any  person  or  public   corporation, subject to such conditions and limitations as the authority   may determine to be in the public interest;7.  To assist in the planning, development and construction of and the   financing of the cost of any  solid  waste  management  facility  to  be   located  in  the  county  whether  or  not  such  solid waste management   facility is to be owned or operated by the authority,  which  assistance   may  include  loans  to any person or public corporation. Any such solid   waste facility producing either  electricity  or  shaft  horsepower  and   useful  thermal  energy  shall  constitute  a  co-generation facility as   defined in subdivision two-a of section two of the public service law;8. To collect, receive from the United States, the state, the  county,   any  other  municipality or public corporation or person solid waste for   the purpose of treatment or disposal thereof,  with  the  right  of  the   authority  to sell and dispose of any products or by-products (including   energy) of such process of treatment or disposal, as the  authority  may   deem proper;9.  To contract with the county, other municipalities, state agencies,   public corporations or persons within or without  the  county,  for  the   purpose  of  receiving,  treating and disposing of solid waste including   without limitation to  contract  with  municipalities,  state  agencies,   public  corporations  or  persons  for  the  delivery of all solid waste   generated within a stated area to  a  specific  solid  waste  management   facility;10.  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 any project or other property of the authority, which by-laws and   all   amendments  thereto,  duly  certified  by  the  secretary  of  the   authority, shall be filed in the office of  the  authority  and  in  the   office of the clerk of the county, and to provide for the enforcement of   such  by-laws  by  legal  or  equitable  proceedings which are or may be   provided or authorized by law. In addition, the county legislature shall   have power to prescribe that  violations  of  specific  by-laws  of  the   authority  shall  constitute offenses or infractions and provide for the   punishment of violations thereof by civil and criminal penalties; 11. With the consent of the chairman of the county legislature, to use   officers or employees of the county and to pay a proper portion  of  the   compensation or costs for the services for such officers or employees;12.  To  make  contracts  and  to  execute all necessary or convenient   instruments,  including  evidences  of   indebtedness,   negotiable   or   non-negotiable;13.  To  enter  on any lands, waterways or premises for the purpose of   making surveys, soundings and  examinations,  any  liability  for  which   shall not exceed actual damages;14. To borrow money and to issue bonds and to fund or refund the same,   and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof;15.  To fix and collect rates, rentals, fees and other charges for the   use of the facilities of, or services rendered by,  or  any  commodities   furnished  by, the authority so as to provide revenues sufficient at all   times to pay, as the same shall become due, the principal  and  interest   on  the  bonds of the authority, together with the maintenance of proper   reserves therefor, in addition to paying, as the same shall become  due,   the  expenses  of  operating  and  maintaining  the  properties  of  the   authority, together with proper reserves for debt service, depreciation,   maintenance and contingencies and all other obligations and indebtedness   of the authority;16. To accept gifts, grants, loans or contributions  from  the  United   States, the state or any agency or instrumentality of either of them, or   any municipality or from any person or public corporation, by bequest or   otherwise,  and to expend the proceeds for any corporate purposes of the   authority;17. To act as an agency, as such term is used in section  two  hundred   fifty-one of the county law; and18.  To  do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers   expressly given in this title.