* § 1548. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purpose of the
authority shall be to construct, operate and maintain one or more
projects in the village. 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 village 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 condemnation law or in the manner provided by law for the
condemnation of land by the village;

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 village to use agents, employees and
facilities of the village, paying to the village 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 appoint an attorney, who may be the corporation counsel, and to
fix his 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 village, 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 hereinafter provided;

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 village of Tuckahoe, or any agency of
the authority or village, 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.

* NB Dissolved December 1977