N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 828: Powers of the board

§ 828. Powers of the board. The board of directors may name a manager

and such other officers and employees as may be needed, and fix their

compensation; may determine the location, type, size, construction and

equipment of requisite regional marketing facilities within the

district; may prepare a plan for financing the acquisition,

construction, equipment and operation of such facilities; and may

exercise generally the powers of the authority to the end that there may

be constructed, equipped and operated adequate regional marketing

facilities within the district for the buying and selling of farm

produce and any and all other businesses which reasonably tend to serve

the public in connection with that business or make it more convenient,

efficient, profitable or successful. In the exercise of those powers,

either directly or through its officers and employees the board may do

the following things, among others, and the following list of powers

shall not be deemed complete or exclusive, or to deny the existence of

other powers, whether similar or different, so long as they are

reasonably necessary for accomplishing the purposes declared and

indicated in this title.

(a) Make such investigations and hold such hearings and conferences as

may be necessary to formulate, adopt and revise a financial, building

and operation program for a regional market within the district.

(b) Acquire, lease, erect, construct, equip, maintain and operate

market facilities within the district, and for such purposes to acquire

real property within the district, by agreement or by condemnation,

including options and leases thereon as well as all other forms of

acquisition, and to improve and equip the same, and to mortgage, sell,

rent, exchange or dispose of any property, real or personal, or

interests therein or licenses affecting the same, as may seem advisable,

including the leasing or sale of real property, heretofore acquired and

now held and not required for market facilities, for agriculture

business, commercial or industrial uses.

(c) Execute contracts, bonds, certificates of indebtedness and other

obligations, and sell or dispose of the same in such amounts and at such

rates of interest as may be advisable. This shall include the power to

dispose of its bonds or other obligations to, and to borrow money from,

the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof,

or any corporation owned or controlled by the United States of America

or the state of New York.

(d) Employ such manager or managers, and such clerical, engineering,

legal or other professional assistance, services and labor as may be

deemed necessary for accomplishing the purposes of this title, fix their

compensation, and at pleasure discharge any of them.

(e) Fix, impose and collect rentals and license fees relative to all

business which may be done upon the market or in any way involving the

use of its facilities; make rules and regulations which shall govern all

such business and all persons and vehicles coming upon the market;

provide and enforce penalties and liquidated damages relative to

breaches of such rules and regulations and any contracts entered into.