A. Except as to those hospital facilities or any parts thereof that are leased to the Authority by the University, the control and disposition of which shall be determined by such lease instruments, the Authority may:
1. Own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal with real or personal property, tangible or intangible, or any right, easement, estate or interest therein, acquired by purchase, exchange, gift, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, lease, bequest, devise, operation of law or other means on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper;
2. Sell, assign, lease, encumber, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any project or any other real or personal property, tangible or intangible, or any right, easement, estate or interest therein, or any deed of trust or mortgage lien interest owned by it, under its control or custody or in its possession. The Authority may release or relinquish any right, title, claim, lien, interest, easement or demand however acquired, including any equity or right of redemption in property foreclosed by it; and
3. Do any of the foregoing by public or private sale, with or without public bidding, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law.
B. The Authority may accept loans, grants, contributions or other assistance from the federal government, the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, or from any other public or private source to carry out any of the purposes of this chapter. The Authority may enter into any agreement or contract regarding or relating to the acceptance, use or repayment of any such loan, grant, contribution or assistance and may enter into such other agreements with any such entity in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized to lend or donate money or other property to the Authority for any of its purposes. The local government making the grant or loan may restrict the use of such grants or loans to a specific project, within or without that locality.
History
1996, cc. 905, 1046.
