Title 9

For the purpose of effecting the control, abatement or prevention of water, air or general environmental pollution or of aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, operation or protection of equipment,…

The engaging in and aiding, assisting and promoting the control, abatement and prevention of water, air and general environmental pollution by an authority is hereby declared to be a governmental function. The authority shall not be liable for any tort, whether negligent or willf…

Each authority formed under this chapter, the property and income of the authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from any other sources, the interest and other profits from such bonds enuring to and received by the holders thereof, conveyances …

The authority shall submit to the Governor a detailed report of its activities during the previous year and of its financial condition. Such annual report shall be submitted as of October 1 of each year, excluding the year 1969. The governor may also require special interim repor…

This chapter is intended to aid the state in the execution of its duties by providing appropriate and independent instrumentalities of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill their functions. The foregoing sections of this chapter shall be deemed to provide additional …

The following words and phrases used in this chapter and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof shall, in the absence of clear implication in this chapter otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a writte…

Public corporations may be formed under the provisions of this chapter for any one or more or all of the following purposes: (1) To undertake and to make or cause to be made engineering, technical, financial, legal and other appropriate studies and surveys with respect to water, …

(a) In order to form a public corporation under the provisions of this chapter, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the Governor. Such application shall: (b) As promptly as is practicable after the application is filed a…

(a) Within 40 days from and after the date of issuance by the Governor of his executive order authorizing the applicants to proceed to form a public corporation, as provided in Section 9-6-4, the applicants or not less than three of the applicants shall proceed to incorporate a p…

Each public corporation formed under this chapter shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The initial board shall consist of three directors appointed by the Governor from among the…

Whenever the described area of operation shall include three or more counties or portions thereof, there shall be created an advisory committee to consult with and assist the authority. The advisory committee shall consist of one member from each affected county who shall be a pe…

The authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of i…

All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by the chairman of its board or other chief executive officer and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of the authority shall be signed …