Disposition of Properly.
Section 38
SEC. 38. Disposition of Properly.— (a) The board of a cooperative shall have full power and authority, without authorization by the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or a deed of trust, or the pledging or encumbering otherwise, of any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises and permits of the cooperative, whether acquired or to be acquired, and wherever situated,' as well as the revenues therefrom, all upon such terms and, conditions as the board shall determine, to secure any borrowing by or indebtedness of the cooperative. (b) A cooperative may not otherwise sell, lease or, except by consolidation or merger, otherwise dispose of its property (other than merchandise and property which shall represent not in excess of ten per centum of the value of the cooperative's total assets, or which in the judgment of the board are not necessary or useful in operating the cooperative) unless such sale, lease or, except in the case of consolidation or merger, other disposition is (1) authorized by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all the members of the cooperative and (2) consented to by the NEA and any other lending source which then holds a lien on any of the cooperative's properties.