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reason of being or having been a member of the board and against
any final judgment rendered against the member in that action or
proceeding.

 
§6405. Powers

 
In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the board has
powers with respect to a project, projects or part of any project
and other powers that may be necessary for the performance of the
following:

 
1.__Perpetual succession.__To have perpetual succession as a
body politic and corporate and as an instrumentality of the
State;

 
2.__Power to sue and be sued.__To sue or initiate or appear in
any proceeding and the board may be sued on its written contracts
or in accordance with Title 1, section 409; Title 5, chapter 375;
or Title 14, chapter 741;

 
3.__Official seal.__To adopt and have an official seal and
alter the seal at pleasure;

 
4.__Bylaws; rules.__To adopt bylaws and, pursuant to Title 5,
chapter 375, adopt any rule necessary or useful for carrying out
any of its powers or duties pursuant to this Act.__Rules adopted
by the board are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter II-A, unless otherwise expressly
designated;

 
5.__Acquire real or personal property.__To acquire real or
personal property or any interest in real or personal property,
including rights or easements, on either a temporary or long-term
basis by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure, lease or
otherwise, to improve, hold, sell with or without public bidding,
assign, lease, rent, encumber, mortgage or otherwise dispose of
any real or personal property or any interest in real or personal
property, or mortgage interests owned or in its control, custody
or possession and release or relinquish any right, title claim,
lien, interest, easement or demand, however acquired, including
threat of foreclosure;

 
6.__Prepare and plan projects and facilities.__To prepare or
cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs and estimates
of costs for the project, projects or part of any project and
attendant facilities and from time to time to modify or cause to
be modified those plans, specifications, designs or estimates;

 
7.__Provide for financing or refinancing.__To provide
financing for any project, projects or part of any project or to
provide for refinancing of existing indebtedness and for the


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