2023 New York Laws › PBA - Public Authorities › Article 4 - Market Authorities › Title 4 - Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority › 879 - Purposes and Powers of the Authority.

§  879.  Purposes  and  powers  of  the authority. The purposes of the
  authority shall be to assist in the  establishment  and  development  of
  agriculture  and  agriculturally related businesses in the district, and
  to acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, equip, operate and maintain
  adequate regional market facilities within the district for  the  buying
  and  selling of agricultural products and to conduct such other business
  activities as reasonably are incidental to and  in  furtherance  of  the
  convenient,  efficient,  profitable  and  successful  operation  of such
  regional  market  facilities.  For   the   purposes   of   this   title,
  "agriculturally  related business" shall include, but not be limited to,
  agricultural  economic  development  projects  in   the   district   for
  production,   manufacturing,   processing,   warehousing,  distribution,
  marketing, training, research and diagnostics related to sale of  crops,
  livestock and livestock products as defined in section three hundred one
  of  the  agriculture and markets law. Project costs may include, but not
  be limited to,  land,  buildings,  machinery,  equipment,  processed  or
  partially  processed  agricultural  commodities,  root stock, livestock,
  other personal property, materials, working capital, or stock  in  trade
  required   to   establish  such  project.  Not-for-profit  corporations,
  agricultural  cooperative  corporations,  public  benefit  corporations,
  municipalities  and  educational institutions serving the district shall
  be eligible to apply  for  support  under  this  title.  To  enable  the
  authority to carry out such purposes, 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, lease, sell, convey and dispose of any property,
  real or personal, or interest therein, for its corporate purposes.
3-a. To lease real property heretofore acquired and now held by it and
  not required for regional market facilities for agricultural,  business,
  commercial or industrial uses.
4. To condemn real property which shall be necessary for its corporate
  purposes, in the manner provided in the condemnation law.
5.  To  determine the location, type, size, construction and equipment
  of requisite regional market facilities within the district.
6. To prepare a plan  for  financing  the  acquisition,  construction,
  equipment and operation of such facilities.
7.  To  make  such investigations and hold hearings and conferences as
  may be necessary or convenient to formulate, adopt and  revise  programs
  and   plans  for  financing,  building,  acquiring  and  operating  such
  facilities.
8. To acquire, erect, construct, reconstruct, improve, equip, maintain
  and  operate  such  buildings,  structures  and  facilities  as  may  be
  necessary or convenient.
9.  To  appoint  officers,  agents and employees and fix and determine
  their qualifications, duties and compensation, subject to the provisions
  of the civil service law of the state of New York and such rules as  the
  civil  service  commission  of  the  county of Monroe may adopt and make
  applicable to public authorities.
10. To contract for expert and other professional services.
11. To make contracts and  leases,  and  to  execute  all  instruments
  necessary or convenient.
12.  To fix and collect rentals, fees and other charges for the use of
  its property or facilities, subject to the provisions of  section  eight
  hundred eighty of this title.
13. To make by-laws for the organization, management and regulation of
  its affairs.
14.  To  borrow  money  and to issue negotiable bonds and notes and to
  provide for the rights of the holders thereof.
15. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out  the  powers
  expressly given by this title.