The Vermont Economic Development Authority shall incorporate a nonprofit corporation to administer the Vermont agricultural credit program and to fulfill the goals and purposes of this chapter. The voting members of the Authority shall be the board of directors of the corporation, and the manager of the Authority shall serve as the president and chief executive officer of the corporation. Such corporation shall be organized and operate under the nonprofit corporation laws of the State of Vermont to the extent not inconsistent herewith. The Authority will have the power to contract with the corporation to provide staff and management needs of the corporation. (Added 1999, No. 25, § 1.)