(a) The authority is vested with the power to:(1) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws;(2) Execute contracts, agreements, and leases in accordance with this chapter;(3) Hire and employ no more than three (3) full-time employees necessary to exercise the powers of the authority or transact business;(4) Retain third-party contractors and agents as the board deems necessary for the transaction of the authority's business;(5) Enforce compliance with this chapter and its bylaws and rules in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to § 65-13-801 and seek any remedy available under applicable law or in equity;(6) Own, acquire, purchase, option, convey, exchange, donate, sell, gift, rent, lease, improve, maintain, operate, and equip real and personal property, notwithstanding the requirements contained in § 12-2-112;(7) Accept and distribute federal grants and other non-state funded incentives to induce the construction and completion of transit projects, expand, contract, modify, or divert existing transit projects, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;(8) Enter into agreements with local governments pursuant to title 12, chapter 9, or state departments and agencies, regarding the provision of governmental services to an operator or a transit project;(9) Coordinate with an operator, the council, a local governmental entity, and one (1) or more state departments and agencies for purposes of prescribing expedited time frames and deadlines for the review or approval, or both, of applications, permits, plans, and approvals;(10) Promulgate rules and emergency rules, including rules creating fees for permits, applications, and other administration functions, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The board may require that a board action be accomplished by rule. Otherwise, a board action may be accomplished by majority vote of the entire membership of the board;(11) Condemn land, a right in land, an easement, or a right-of-way as the board deems necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter in accordance with § 65-13-706;(12) Regulate land use, and the subsurface location and configuration of utilities and utility systems, and other necessary infrastructure for a transit project in accordance with this chapter; and(13) Do and perform any act and exercise any power that the board determines is necessary, convenient, or appropriate, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter that are not in conflict with this chapter. The inclusion of a specific power in this chapter does not limit the broad general powers granted to the authority. The exercise of the authority's powers, including, but not limited to, the powers with respect to the disposition, development, encumbrance, lease, sublease, or improvement of property of a local governmental entity, are exclusive and not subject to further approval, except as expressly provided in this chapter.
(1) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws;
(2) Execute contracts, agreements, and leases in accordance with this chapter;
(3) Hire and employ no more than three (3) full-time employees necessary to exercise the powers of the authority or transact business;
(4) Retain third-party contractors and agents as the board deems necessary for the transaction of the authority's business;
(5) Enforce compliance with this chapter and its bylaws and rules in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to § 65-13-801 and seek any remedy available under applicable law or in equity;
(6) Own, acquire, purchase, option, convey, exchange, donate, sell, gift, rent, lease, improve, maintain, operate, and equip real and personal property, notwithstanding the requirements contained in § 12-2-112;
(7) Accept and distribute federal grants and other non-state funded incentives to induce the construction and completion of transit projects, expand, contract, modify, or divert existing transit projects, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;
(8) Enter into agreements with local governments pursuant to title 12, chapter 9, or state departments and agencies, regarding the provision of governmental services to an operator or a transit project;
(9) Coordinate with an operator, the council, a local governmental entity, and one (1) or more state departments and agencies for purposes of prescribing expedited time frames and deadlines for the review or approval, or both, of applications, permits, plans, and approvals;
(10) Promulgate rules and emergency rules, including rules creating fees for permits, applications, and other administration functions, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The board may require that a board action be accomplished by rule. Otherwise, a board action may be accomplished by majority vote of the entire membership of the board;
(11) Condemn land, a right in land, an easement, or a right-of-way as the board deems necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter in accordance with § 65-13-706;
(12) Regulate land use, and the subsurface location and configuration of utilities and utility systems, and other necessary infrastructure for a transit project in accordance with this chapter; and
(13) Do and perform any act and exercise any power that the board determines is necessary, convenient, or appropriate, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter that are not in conflict with this chapter. The inclusion of a specific power in this chapter does not limit the broad general powers granted to the authority. The exercise of the authority's powers, including, but not limited to, the powers with respect to the disposition, development, encumbrance, lease, sublease, or improvement of property of a local governmental entity, are exclusive and not subject to further approval, except as expressly provided in this chapter.
(b) The authority, through its board, shall establish an expedited appeal and review process for permits, plans, approvals, and applications for service submitted to a local governmental entity or utility, as applicable, and for which an operator files an appeal with the authority in accordance with this chapter.