§ 27-76-403 - Authority to contract.
               	 		
27-76-403.    Authority to contract.
    (a)  A  regional mobility authority created under this chapter may enter into  agreements or contracts with a governmental entity or a private entity.
(b)  The  types of agreements or contracts that a regional mobility authority may  enter into under this chapter include without limitation:
      (1)  Lease agreements;
      (2)  Rental agreements;
      (3)  Operating agreements;
      (4)  Service agreements;
      (5)  License agreements;
      (6)  Promotional agreements; and
      (7)  Purchasing agreements.
(c)  The  scope of agreements or contracts that a regional mobility authority may  enter into under this chapter includes without limitation:
      (1)  Rent,  lease, or make property available for the benefit of users of a  transportation project or a transportation system other than a public  utility facility;
      (2)  Plan,  design, construct, operate, or maintain a transportation project on  behalf of a governmental entity within the boundaries of the regional  mobility authority; and
      (3)  Acquire  with the consent of a governmental entity or private entity a  transportation project or transportation system from that entity and  assume any debts, obligations, and liabilities of the entity relating to  a transportation project or transportation system transferred to the  regional mobility authority, provided that a regional mobility authority  shall not acquire a transportation project or transportation system  from another public or private entity that is completed or for which a  construction notice to proceed has been issued to convert the  transportation project or transportation system to a toll facility  project.
(d)  A regional mobility  authority shall not sell a toll facility project to a private entity or  enter into a lease for a toll facility or a concession agreement related  to a toll facility.