Sec. 4. (a) The district is a body corporate and politic that may sue or be sued and plead and be impleaded. The district has the powers and jurisdiction provided in this chapter.
(b) The exercise by the district of the district's powers is an essential governmental function of the state and the city in which the district is located, but the district is not immune from liability.
As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.