|   |  | 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; |  
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 |   |  | 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 financing of the project, projects or part of any project  |  | and of other necessary and usual attendant facilities, to  |  | borrow money and to issue negotiable securities and to provide  |  | for the rights of the holders of those securities; |  
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 |   |  | 8.__Make and execute contracts and other financial  |  | documents.__To make and execute contracts and all other  |  | instruments, including trust agreements and other financial  |  | documents, and enter into such transactions as is necessary or  |  | convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under  |  | this Act; |  
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 |   |  | 9.__Agreements; acceptances; contributions; aid; grants.__To  |  | enter into agreements with and accept loans, aid,  |  | contributions and grants from and the cooperation or  |  | assistance of the United States, of any agency of the United  |  | States or the State or any agency or governmental subdivision  |  | of the State for the purposes of this Act, including, but not  |  | limited to, the development, maintenance, operation and  |  | financing of any project, projects or part of any project and  |  | to do whatever is necessary in order to avail itself of those  |  | loans, aid, contributions, grants and cooperation; |  
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 |   |  | 10.__Agreements or other transactions.__To enter into  |  | agreements or other transactions with any person to effectuate  |  | the purposes of this Act, including construction agreements,  |  | purchase or acquisition agreements and loan or lease  |  | agreements with leasing corporations or other financial  |  | intermediaries; |  
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 |   |  | 11.__Accept aid or contributions.__To receive and accept aid  |  | or contributions from any source of money, property, labor or  |  | other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry  |  | out the purposes of this Act, subject to the conditions under  |  | which those grants and contributions may be made, including,  |  | but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department or  |  | agency of the United States or the State for any purpose  |  | consistent with this Act; |  
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 |   |  | 12.__Insurance.__To procure insurance against any loss in  |  | connection with its securities and its property and other  |  | assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it considers  |  | desirable; |  
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