§ 3. Same—Powers.

The authority shall have the power and duty to acquire, construct, establish, operate and maintain a public civic center, and allied facilities, to serve the civic, arts, sports and entertainment needs of the area. The authority is granted the following powers:

(1)

To acquire real and personal property by purchase, gift, donation, or by lease, and to dispose of real and personal property when no longer needed or deemed suitable for the purposes of the authority;

(2)

To employ architects to prepare plans for the center, and to approve all plans submitted by the architects;

(3)

To enter into leases and contracts for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the center, and for services, materials, furnishings, equipment and all matters necessary for the location, design, construction, equipping and operation of the center;

(4)

To receive and accept aid or contributions from state, federal or local agencies, and from any source of either money, property, or labor, to be held, used, and applied for the purpose for which they were made;

(5)

To employ such personnel as may be necessary for the proper implementation of the purposes and duties of the authority;

(6)

To adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the management of its affairs; and

(7)

To sue and be sued and to do all things necessary to carry out the purpose of the authority and the powers conferred upon it by this act.