Vermont § 105 - Powers Except as otherwise provided or limited herein, the District shall have the following powers:

§ 105. Powers Except as otherwise provided or limited herein, the District shall have the following powers:

• (1) to operate, cause to be operated or contract, or both, for the operation of any and
  all facilities necessary for the management of solid waste or hazardous waste, and
  to determine and make proper charges for such services; (2) to purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and
  personal property in connection with the purpose of the District; (3) to hire and fix the compensation of employees; (4) to sue and be sued; (5) to enter into contracts for any term or duration; (6) to contract with individuals, corporations, associations, authorities, and agencies
  for services; (7) to provide solid waste management services for the member municipalities, the inhabitants
  thereof, and the businesses therein, and for such others as its facilities and obligations
  may allow, provided that acceptance of solid waste generated outside the District
  is necessary to fulfill the purpose as stated in section 102 of this subchapter; (8) to contract to pay for solid waste disposal on the basis of guaranteed volume, type,
  amount, or tonnage, whether or not delivered and accepted for disposal or the means
  of management, with payments based on such guaranteed volume, type, amount, or tonnage
  regardless of whether or not such solid waste so delivered is actually disposed of
  or subjected to other means of management; provided, however, that any such contract
  shall be consistent with the State solid waste management plan then in effect; and
  further provided that payments under any such contract may be variable and may be
  determined by formulae expressed in such contract; (9) to contract with the State of Vermont, the United States of America, or any subdivision
  or agency thereof for services; (10) to contract with any member municipality for facilities or the services of any officers
  or employees of that municipality useful to it; (11) to promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its member municipalities; (12) to make recommendations for review and action to its member municipalities and other
  public agencies that perform functions within the region in which its member municipalities
  are located; (13) to exercise any other powers that are necessary or desirable for dealing with solid
  waste problems of mutual concern and that are exercised or are capable of exercise
  by any of its member municipalities; (14) to exercise the power of eminent domain; (15) to borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter
  53; (16) to establish a budget and assess member municipalities in accordance therewith; (17) to appropriate and expend monies; (18) to establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness; (19) to establish capital reserve funds for specific public improvements in furtherance
  of its purpose; (20) to regulate by ordinance, rule, or regulation the collection, transportation, material
  recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste or hazardous waste within the District
  and to require that acceptable solid wastes generated within the District and any
  member municipality therein shall be disposed of only in and upon facilities operated
  by or on behalf of the District; (21) to enact and enforce any and all necessary or desirable ordinances and regulations
  for the orderly conduct of the government and for carrying out the purpose of the