§ 2707. Special powers with regard to solid waste management facilities. The authority shall have power:

1. to collect, receive, extract, transport, process, dispose of, sell, store, convey, recycle and deal with, in any lawful manner an way, solid waste or by-products thereof now or hereafter developed or discovered, including any energy or steam generated by the operation of any facility on such terms and in such manner as the authority may deem proper;

2. to collect or receive from the United States, the state, any municipality or public corporation or person solid waste for the purpose of treatment or disposal thereof, with the right of the authority to sell and dispose of any by-products, including energy or steam, of such process of treatment or disposal, as the authority may deem proper; and

3. to contract with counties, municipalities, state agencies, public corporations, or persons and the United States for the purpose of collecting, receiving, treating and disposing of solid waste, including, without limitation, to contract with counties, municipalities, state agencies, public corporations the United States or persons for the delivery of solid waste generated within a stated area to a specific facility.