(A) In addition to the powers contained elsewhere in this subarticle, the board has all power necessary, useful, or appropriate to operate and administer the authority, to effectuate the purposes of the authority, and to perform its other functions including, but not limited to, the power to:
(1) have perpetual succession;
(2) sue and be sued in its own name;
(3) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, not inconsistent with provisions in this subarticle for the administration of the authority's affairs and the implementation of its functions;
(4) have a seal and alter it at its pleasure, although the failure to affix the seal does not affect the validity of an instrument executed on behalf of the authority;
(5) make and execute contracts and all other instruments and agreements necessary or convenient for the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and functions;
(6) buy, purchase, or otherwise acquire real and personal property and other assets and sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or part of its real and personal property and other assets, upon terms and conditions the board determines;
(7) employ agents, advisors, consultants, engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, land planners, superintendents, managers, and other employees and agents as necessary in the board's judgment in connection with any aspect of the enterprise campus and to determine their duties and to fix their compensation;
(8) procure insurance against loss in connection with its property, assets, or activities, including insurance against liability for its acts or the acts of its employees or agents;
(9) procure insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support from public or private entities, including any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or the State of South Carolina, for the payment of bonds issued by it, including the power to pay premiums or fees on insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support;
(10) receive, accept, and expend from any source including any federal, state, or other public agency and any private agency, person, or other entity appropriated funds, donations, loans, grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value;
(11) invest or reinvest its funds as provided in Section 11-9-660;
(12) make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, issue its notes, bonds, and other obligations, and secure its obligations by mortgage or pledge of its property or income in a manner determined to be in the best interest of the authority. Any guarantee or indebtedness of the authority does not create an obligation of the State or commission, and the guarantee or indebtedness is not a debt against the general revenue of the State or commission;
(13) fix and revise when necessary and charge and collect rates, fees, rents, and charges for the use of, and for the services furnished by it, for all or a portion of the enterprise campus;
(14) determine the character of the enterprise campus, and acquire, develop, construct, and provide for the enterprise campus, and maintain, repair, and operate, and enter into contracts for the management, lease, use, or operation of all or a portion of the enterprise campus;
(15) establish and enforce, and agree through a resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing bonds, notes, or other obligations or indebtedness of the authority to make and enforce rules and regulations for the use of and services rendered by the authority for the enterprise campus;
(16) appoint and provide for advisory committees;
(17) establish not-for-profit corporations in accordance with applicable corporate law and with the powers as provided by the applicable corporate law; and
(18) do all other things necessary or convenient to exercise the powers granted or reasonably implied by this subarticle.
(B) The powers contained in this subarticle include the power to enter into contracts and other agreements with public or private entities for the lease of authority property, the construction, occupancy, use, and ownership by the public or private entity of buildings or other facilities on authority property, and the conveyance of the public or private entity's property to the authority at the end of an applicable contract or agreement. The description of the type of contract or other agreement as contained in this subarticle is not a limitation on the authority to enter into contracts or other agreements with public or private entities.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 368, Section 4, eff June 12, 2006.