| | 6.__Prepare and plan projects and facilities.__To prepare or | cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs and | estimates of costs for the project, projects or part of any | project and attendant facilities and from time to time to | modify or cause to be modified those plans, specifications, | designs or estimates; |
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| | 7.__Provide for financing or refinancing.__To provide | financing for any project, projects or part of any project or | to provide for refinancing of existing indebtedness and for | the financing of the project, projects or part of any project | and of other necessary and usual attendant facilities, to | borrow money and to issue negotiable securities and to provide | for the rights of the holders of those securities; |
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| | 8.__Make and execute contracts and other financial | documents.__To make and execute contracts and all other | instruments, including trust agreements and other financial | documents, and enter into such transactions as is necessary or | convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under | this Act; |
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| | 9.__Agreements; acceptances; contributions; aid; grants.__To | enter into agreements with and accept loans, aid, | contributions and grants from and the cooperation or | assistance of the United States, of any agency of the United | States or the State or any agency or governmental subdivision | of the State for the purposes of this Act, including, but not | limited to, the development, maintenance, operation and | financing of any project, projects or part of any project and | to do whatever is necessary in order to avail itself of those | loans, aid, contributions, grants and cooperation; |
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| | 10.__Agreements or other transactions.__To enter into | agreements or other transactions with any person to effectuate | the purposes of this Act, including construction agreements, | purchase or acquisition agreements and loan or lease | agreements with leasing corporations or other financial | intermediaries; |
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| | 11.__Accept aid or contributions.__To receive and accept aid | or contributions from any source of money, property, labor or | other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry | out the purposes of this Act, subject to the conditions under | which those grants and contributions may be made, including, | but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department or | agency of the United States or the State for any purpose | consistent with this Act; |
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| | 12.__Insurance.__To procure insurance against any loss in | connection with its securities and its property and other | assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it considers | desirable; |
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