The board of trustees of a regional airport authority may enter into such contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof, with the state government of this or other states, with counties, municipalities, townships, or other governmental agencies created by or under the authority of the laws of the state of Ohio or other states, with persons, with public corporations and private corporations as may be necessary or convenient for the making of surveys, investigations, or reports thereon and for the exercise of the powers granted by sections 308.01 to 308.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code.