Section 11-94-2
Legislative intent; liberal construction of chapter.
(a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation of authorities as nonprofit public corporations to develop waterfront property for recreational, transportational, agricultural, industrial and commercial purposes by financing, acquiring, enlarging, improving, replacing, owning, operating, selling, leasing, and disposing of a project or projects or any part thereof. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to vest an authority with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purposes.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-647, p. 1220, §2.)