(a) The authority shall have the following powers, among others specified by or required to implement the provisions of this chapter:

To have succession in its corporate name until the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid;

To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law and in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto;

To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter such seal at pleasure;

To establish a fiscal year;

To acquire in any manner and to hold title to or leasehold interests in real and personal property and to sell, convey or lease the same for purpose of carrying out its functions and duties hereunder;

To construct and operate or lease to or from any public body any one or more projects;

To execute agreements obligating the authority to agree to pay and to pay such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the project of each public body as may be required to meet the requirements of the federal act and the state;

To make loans to public bodies and to enter into agreements with public bodies deemed necessary by the authority;

To issue bonds or other obligations;

To enter into such agreements in connection with the sale of its bonds as the board shall determine, including arrangements for letters of credit, bond insurance or other credit enhancement devices, provided that no such arrangement shall obligate funds of the authority other than as provided in this chapter;

To appoint and employ such banks, attorneys, financial advisors, agents and employees as the business of the authority may require; and

To obligate the authority to make payments to the United States of America necessary to cause bonds of the authority to be and remain exempt from federal income taxation.

(b) The authority shall use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures conforming to generally accepted government accounting standards.