Sec. 409. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITY

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## SEC. 409 ADDITIONAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITY In addition to the powers and responsibilities of the Authority under the other provisions of this title and under any interstate agreement or compact relating to the Authority that is consistent with this title, the Authority shall have all powers necessary and appropriate to carry out the duties of the Authority, including the power— ####

(1)to adopt and amend any bylaw that is necessary for the regulation of the affairs of the Authority and the conduct of the business of the Authority; ####

(2)to adopt and amend any regulation that is necessary to carry out the powers of the Authority; ####

(3)subject to section 407(a)(2), to plan, establish, finance, operate, develop, construct, enlarge, maintain, equip, or protect the facilities of the Project; ####

(4)to employ, in the discretion of the Authority, such personnel and agents as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Authority (including consulting engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, and managers) and to fix the compensation and benefits of the employees and agents, except that— #####

(A)an employee of the Authority shall not engage in an activity described in section 7116(b)(7) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the Authority; and #####

(B)an employment agreement entered into by the Authority shall contain an explicit prohibition against an activity described in subparagraph

(A)with respect to the Authority by an employee covered by the agreement; ####

(5)to acquire personal and real property (including land lying under water and riparian rights), or any easement or other interest in real property, by purchase, lease, gift, transfer, or exchange; ####

(6)to exercise such powers of eminent domain in the Capital Region jurisdictions as are conferred on the Authority by the Signatories, in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the Authority; ####

(7)to apply for and accept any property, material, service, payment, appropriation, grant, gift, loan, advance, or other fund that is transferred or made available to the Authority by the Federal Government or by any other public or private entity or individual; ####

(8)to borrow money on a short-term basis and issue notes of the Authority for the borrowing payable on such terms and conditions as the Board considers advisable, and to issue long-term or short-term bonds in the discretion of the Authority for any purpose consistent with this title, which notes and bonds— #####

(A)shall not constitute a debt of the United States (or any political subdivision of the United States), or a general obligation of a Capital Region jurisdiction (or any political subdivision of a Capital Region jurisdiction), unless consented to by the jurisdiction or political subdivision; and #####

(B)may be secured solely by the general revenues of the Authority, or solely by the income and revenues of the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River constructed as part of the Project, or by other revenues in the discretion of the Authority; ####

(9)to fix, revise, charge, and collect any reasonable toll or other charge; ####

(10)to enter into any contract or agreement necessary or appropriate to the performance of the duties of the Authority or the proper operation of the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River constructed as part of the Project; ####

(11)to make any payment necessary to reimburse a local political subdivision having jurisdiction over an area where the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River is situated for any extraordinary law enforcement cost incurred by the subdivision in connection with the Authority facility; ####

(12)to enter into partnerships or grant concessions between the public and private sectors for the purpose of— #####

(A)financing, constructing, maintaining, improving, or operating the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River constructed as part of the Project; or #####

(B)fostering development of a new transportation technology; ####

(13)to obtain any necessary Federal authorization, permit, or approval for the construction, repair, maintenance, or operation of the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River constructed as part of the Project; ####

(14)to adopt an official seal and alter the seal, as the Board considers appropriate; ####

(15)to appoint 1 or more advisory committees; ####

(16)to sue and be sued in the name of the Authority; ####

(17)to carry out or contract with other entities to carry out such maintenance of traffic activities during construction of the Project as is considered necessary by the Authority to properly manage traffic and minimize congestion, such as public information campaigns, improvements designed to encourage appropriate use of alternative routes, use of high occupancy vehicles and transit services, and deployment and operation of intelligent transportation technologies; and ####

(18)to carry out any activity necessary or appropriate to the exercise of the powers or performance of the duties of the Authority under this title and under any interstate agreement or compact relating to the Authority that is consistent with this title, if the activity is coordinated and consistent with the transportation planning process implemented by the metropolitan planning organization for the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area under section 134 of title 23, United States Code, and section 5303 of title 49, United States Code. * * * * * * *