(1) In addition to any other powers granted to the authority in this article, the authority shall have the following powers:
To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities of abody corporate and political subdivision of the state;
To have perpetual existence and succession;
To adopt, have, and use a seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure;
To sue and be sued;
To enter into any contract or agreement not inconsistent with this article or the lawsof this state and to authorize the chief executive officer to enter into contracts, execute all instruments, and do all things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted in this article and to secure the payment of bonds;
To borrow money and to issue bonds evidencing the same;
To purchase, lease, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire, maintain, hold, improve,mortgage, lease, sell, and dispose of personal property, whether tangible or intangible, and any interest therein; and to purchase, lease, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire real property or any interest therein, and to maintain, hold, improve, mortgage, lease, and otherwise transfer such real property, so long as such transactions do not interfere with the mission of the authority as specified in section 25-29-104;
To acquire space, equipment, services, supplies, and insurance necessary to carry outthe purposes of this article;
To deposit any moneys of the authority in any banking institution within or withoutthe state or in any depository authorized in section 24-75-603, C.R.S., and to appoint, for the purpose of making such deposits, one or more persons to act as custodians of the moneys of the authority, who shall give surety bonds in such amounts and form and for such purposes as the board of directors requires;
To contract for and to accept any gifts, grants, and loans of funds, property, or anyother aid in any form from the federal government, the state, any state agency, or any other source, or any combination thereof, and to comply, subject to the provisions of this article, with the terms and conditions thereof;
To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied fromthe specific powers granted in this article, which specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this article;
To fix the time and place or places at which its regular and special meetings are to beheld. Meetings shall be held on the call of the presiding officer, but no less than six meetings shall be held annually.
To adopt and from time to time amend or repeal bylaws and rules and regulationsconsistent with the provisions of this article; except that article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., shall not apply to the promulgation of any policies, procedures, rules, or regulations of the authority;
To appoint one or more persons as secretary and treasurer of the board and suchother officers as the board of directors may determine and provide for their duties and terms of office;
To appoint the authority's chief executive officer and such agents, employees, andprofessional and business advisers as may from time to time be necessary in its judgment to accomplish the purposes of this article, and to fix the compensation of such chief executive officer, employees, agents, and advisers, and to establish the powers and duties of all such agents, employees, and other persons contracting with the authority;
To waive, by such means as the authority deems appropriate, the exemption fromfederal income taxation of interest on the authority's bonds, notes, or other obligations provided by the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, or any other federal statute providing a similar exemption;
To make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the authority under this article, including but not limited to contracts with any person, firm, corporation, municipality, state agency, county, or other entity. All municipalities, counties, and state agencies are hereby authorized to enter into and do all things necessary to perform any such arrangement or contract with the authority.
To arrange for guaranties or insurance of its bonds, notes, or other obligations by thefederal government or by any private insurer, and to pay any premiums therefor;
To engage in joint ventures, or to participate in alliances, purchasing consortia, healthinsurance pools, or other cooperative arrangements, with any public or private entity;
To authorize officers or employees of the authority to incorporate a nonprofit corporation to be capitalized and controlled by the authority, or to serve in their official capacities on the governing body of a governmental or nongovernmental entity.
Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 661, § 1, effective April 19. L. 2015: (1)(l) amended, (HB 15-1059), ch. 36, p. 86, § 2, effective March 20.