§ 2799-dddd. Powers of the corporation. The corporation's powers shall be limited to carrying out the development, management and operation of Roosevelt Island. In carrying out such development, management and operation, the corporation shall have the power to:

1. Sue and be sued;

2. Have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;

3. Make and alter by-laws for its organization and internal management and make rules and regulations governing the use of its property and facilities;

4. Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this act;

5. Acquire in the name of the corporation by purchase, grant or gift, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to the eminent domain procedure law, or otherwise, real or personal property, or any interest therein deemed necessary or desirable for the development, management or operation of Roosevelt Island, including, without limitation, leasehold interest, air and subsurface rights, easements and lands under water at the site of Roosevelt Island or in the general vicinity thereof, and to subject such property or interest therein to a purchase money or other lien or security interest in connection with the acquisition and development thereof, provided that the corporation shall have no authority or power to issue any notes, bonds or other debt obligations, whether for the purpose of financing the development of Roosevelt Island or otherwise;

6. Hold and dispose of real or personal property for its corporate purposes;

7. Appoint officers, agents and employees, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation in accordance with a staffing and compensation plan submitted to and approved by the director of the budget;

8. Engage the services of private consultants on a contract basis for rendering professional and technical assistance advice;

9. Procure insurance against any loss in connection with its activities, properties and other assets, in such amount and from such insurers as it deems desirable;

10. Charge and collect fees, rents and other charges for the occupancy or other use of real or personal property or facilities owned, operated, managed or regulated by the corporation;

11. Accept any gifts or grants of money or property, or financial or other aid in any form, from the federal government, the state, or the city (or any instrumentality of any such government) or from any other source and, subject to the provisions of this title and other applicable law, to comply with any conditions of such assistance and execute any contracts or other instruments in connection therewith;

12. Invest any funds of the corporation, or any other monies under its custody and control not required for immediate use or disbursement, at the discretion of the corporation, in obligations of the state or the United States government or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the state or the United States government, or in any other obligations in which the comptroller of the state is authorized to invest pursuant to section ninety-eight of the state finance law;

13. Enter into such agreements with the state, the urban development corporation and the city as the parties thereto deem appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this title;

14. Assume and perform the obligations and responsibilities of the urban development corporation under the lease, the tramway franchise, and all other contracts, leases, and agreements heretofore entered into by the urban development corporation relating to the development, management and operation of Roosevelt Island (except that the corporation shall not assume any of the rights, duties and responsibilities of the urban development corporation in relation to any bonds or notes issued, or mortgages or security agreements held, by the urban development corporation or any of its subsidiaries) and exercise all of the rights of the urban development corporation with respect thereto; and

15. Do and perform all other acts necessary or convenient to carry out the foregoing in connection with the development, management or operation of Roosevelt Island.