A. In addition to the powers otherwise granted to a district pursuant to this article, a district may to further the general plan:

1. 1. Enter into contracts and expend monies for any public infrastructure purpose with respect to the district.
2. 2. Enter into intergovernmental agreements as prescribed in title 11, chapter 7, article 3 for the planning, design, inspection, ownership, control, maintenance, operation or repair of public infrastructure or the provision of enhanced municipal services by the municipality in the district.
3. 3. Sell, lease or otherwise dispose of district property if the sale, lease or conveyance is not a violation of the terms of any contract or bond resolution of the district.
4. 4. Reimburse the municipality for providing enhanced municipal services in the district.
5. 5. Operate, maintain and repair public infrastructure.
6. 6. Establish, charge and collect user fees, rates or charges for the use of any public infrastructure or service.
7. 7. Employ staff, counsel and consultants.
8. 8. Reimburse the municipality or county for staff and consultant services and support facilities supplied by the municipality or county.
9. 9. Accept gifts or grants and incur and repay loans for any public infrastructure purpose.
10. 10. Enter into agreements with landowners and the municipality or county for the collection of fees and charges from landowners for public infrastructure purposes, the advance of monies by landowners for public infrastructure purposes or the granting of real property by the landowner for public infrastructure purposes.
11. 11. By resolution, levy and assess the costs of any public infrastructure purpose on any land benefited in the district.
12. 12. Pay the financial, legal and administrative costs of the district.
13. 13. Enter into contracts, agreements and trust indentures to obtain credit enhancement or liquidity support for its bonds and process the issuance, registration, transfer and payment of its bonds and the disbursement and investment of proceeds of the bonds.
14. 14. With the consent of the governing body of the municipality or county that formed the district, enter into agreements with persons outside of the district to provide services to persons and property outside of the district.
15. 15. Use public easements and rights-of-way in or across public property, roadways, highways, streets or other thoroughfares and other public easements and rights-of-way, whether in or out of the geographical limits of the district, the municipality or the county.

B. This article does not authorize:

1. 1. A district to acquire, construct, operate or maintain an electric generation or distribution system or natural gas distribution system without the written consent of any affected public service corporation, electric cooperative, agricultural improvement or power district or other district described in article XIII, section 7, Constitution of Arizona, the service area of which encompasses all or part of the district, if that entity is providing or is capable of adequately providing electrical utility service or natural gas utility service in the district.
2. 2. A district to provide service outside its boundaries without the written consent of any affected public service corporation, electric cooperative, agricultural improvement or power district or other district described in article XIII, section 7, Constitution of Arizona, with a service area that lies outside of the district, if that entity is providing or is capable of adequately providing electrical utility service or natural gas utility service in the area that the district proposes to serve.

D. In connection with any power authorized by statute, the district may:

1. 1. Contract.
2. 2. Enter into intergovernmental agreements pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3.
3. 3. Adopt and change a seal.
4. 4. Sue and be sued.
5. 5. Enter into development agreements, as defined in section 9-500.05 or as prescribed by section 11-1101.
6. 6. Exercise the same right and power of eminent domain as a public service corporation pursuant to title 12, chapter 8, articles 2 and 3 to acquire any property or right-of-way, except political subdivision, county, state or federal property, for any public infrastructure purpose.

I. Notwithstanding title 34 or article 2 of this chapter, the district at the option of the district board may enter into contracts for the performance of district projects with landowners in the district after calling for bids but before publishing notice of the award of a contract if all of the following conditions are met:

1. 1. The landowner or landowners own three-fourths or more of the total land area of the district.
2. 2. The landowner or landowners contract to perform the work at a cost that does not exceed the cost specified in the bid of the bidder who would have been awarded that bid.
3. 3. The work for which the contract was let is to be financed pursuant to this article.
4. 4. All contracts and work executed pursuant to this section are subject to those rules as the district board may prescribe.