Except as otherwise limited by this part, with respect to the development, construction, and improvement of infrastructure within the districts, the board may:
(1) Establish and administer districts and programs;(2) Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this part;(3) Prepare or cause to be prepared an infrastructure improvement plan for the district;(4) Acquire, reacquire, or contract to acquire or reacquire, by grant or purchase, real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, and own, hold, clear, improve, rehabilitate, sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of or encumber the same;(5) Acquire or reacquire by condemnation real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, for infrastructure improvement;(6) By itself or in partnership with qualified persons, acquire, reacquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, alter, or repair or provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, or repair of any infrastructure and own, hold, sell, assign, transfer, convey, exchange, lease, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any infrastructure improvement;(7) Arrange or contract for the planning, replanning, opening, grading, or closing of streets, roads, roadways, alleys, or other places, or the furnishing of facilities, or for the acquisition of property or property rights, or for the furnishing of property or services in connection with an infrastructure improvement project;(8) Prepare or cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs, and estimates of costs for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, or repair of any infrastructure improvement project, and, from to time, modify the plans, specifications, designs, or estimates of any infrastructure improvement project;(9) Provide advisory, consultative, training, and educational services; technical assistance; and advice to any person, partnership, or corporation, either public or private, to carry out the purposes of this part, and engage the services of consultants on a contractual basis for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice;(10) Procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets and operations in amounts and from insurers as it deems desirable;(11) Contract for and accept gifts or grants in any form from any public agency or from any other source; and(12) Do any and all things necessary to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted in this part.Added by L 2022, c 184,§ 1, eff. 6/27/2022.