9.__Provide for financing or refinancing.__To provide financing for a project or to provide for refinancing of existing indebtedness and for the financing of the project and of other necessary and usual attendant facilities;

10.__Make and execute contracts.__To make and execute contracts and other instruments and enter into such transactions as necessary or convenient for the exercise of the authority's powers and functions under this chapter;

11.__Agreements; acceptions; contributions; aid; grants.__To enter into agreements with and accept loans, aid, contributions, grants and the cooperation or assistance of the United States, or any agency of the United States, or of the State or any agency or governmental subdivision in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the development and financing of a project, and to do all things necessary in order to avail the authority of those loans, aid, contributions, grants and cooperation;

12.__Accept aid or contributions.__To receive and accept from any source aid or contributions of money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of this chapter, subject to the conditions upon which those grants and contributions are 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 chapter;

13.__Insurance.__To procure insurance against any loss in connection with the authority's securities and its property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it considers desirable;

14.__Modification of contract, lease, indenture or agreement.__ To consent to any modification of any contract, lease, indenture or agreement of any kind to which the authority is a party;

15.__Manage or operate real and personal property.__To manage or operate, or cause to be managed or operated, real and personal property, to take assignments of leases and rentals or to take any other action necessary or incidental to the performance of the authority's duties under this chapter;

16.__Lease or rent facilities or equipment used to transmit voice, data or video signals.__To lease or rent any facilities or