Vermont § 5 - Powers Except as otherwise provided or limited in this chapter, the District shall have the following powers:

§ 5. Powers Except as otherwise provided or limited in this chapter, the District shall have the following powers:

• (1) To operate, cause to be operated, contract for, and otherwise provide for the collection
  and transportation of solid waste, and for the operation and maintenance of solid
  waste facilities, programs, and services of every kind, including sanitary landfills,
  incinerators, recycling centers, intermediate processing facilities, composting plants
  or resource recovery facilities, information and education programs, waste reduction
  services, or any combination thereof, and to determine and make proper charges for
  the cost of such facilities, programs, and services by rule, regulation, or ordinance;
  such costs for facilities, programs, and services may be recovered, in whole or in
  part, by requiring the owners and operators of facilities accepting solid waste generated
  from within the District, including facilities within and without the District, not
  owned or controlled by the District, to charge persons delivering solid waste to such
  facilities and to remit such charges to the District. (2) To purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and
  personal property in connection with the purpose of the District, and to construct,
  develop, and maintain solid waste facilities in accordance with federal and State
  law. District-owned and leased real property shall not be exempt from municipal property
  taxation, except that a municipality by its voters and the District by its Board of
  Supervisors may agree to exempt District-owned or leased property from taxation and
  to provide for payments to the municipality in such amounts as are agreeable to the
  respective parties. (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, including contracts with consultants
  and other experts for services, contracts with the State of Vermont or the federal
  government or any agency or department thereof, for services, and contracts with any
  participating municipality for the services of any officers or employees of the municipality
  useful to it. (6) To provide solid waste disposal services for the member municipalities, the inhabitants
  thereof, and their businesses, and for such others as its facilities and obligations
  may allow. (7) To contract with a nonmember municipality or a private entity for the disposal of
  solid waste generated outside the boundaries of the District, provided the contract
  will not increase the cost of solid waste disposal to the member municipalities or
  the inhabitants thereof. (8) To contract to pay for solid waste disposal services on the basis of guaranteed amounts,
  whether delivered for disposal and accepted for disposal or not, of solid waste, with
  payments based on such guaranteed amounts, whether actually disposed of or not, which
  payments may be variable and may be determined by formulae expressed in such contracts. (9) To the extent that quantities of regulated and unregulated hazardous wastes are found
  as part of the solid waste stream, to require the separation of, and otherwise plan
  for and manage such wastes, consistent with applicable State and federal laws and
  regulations. (10) 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. (11) To acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property that the
  District may deem necessary for its purposes, after the adoption of a resolution by
  the Board of Supervisors declaring that the acquisition of the real property described
  therein is necessary for such purposes. The District may exercise the power of eminent
  domain following the procedures provided for the condemnation of land or rights therein
  as set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 3211(a)-