2006 New York Code - Purpose And Powers Of The Authority.

 
    §  1470-c.  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 said 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 real property necessary or convenient. All real property acquired by
  condemnation  by  the authority shall be acquired in the manner provided
  in the condemnation 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, including the corporation counsel, 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 the civil service law, as hereinafter provided;
    8. To make contracts  and  leases,  and  to  execute  all  instruments
  necessary or convenient;
    9.  To  construct  such buildings, structures and facilities as may be
  necessary or convenient;
    10. To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;
    11. 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, and to expend the proceeds for  any  purposes  of  the
  authority;
    12.  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 hereinafter provided;
    13.  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 of  Rome,  or  any  agency  of  the
  authority  or  city,  or  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, and provided  further  that  the  location  of
  sites  of  the  projects  shall  be  subject  to the prior advice of the
  planning board of the city.