68-2078. Trust agreement or resolution providing for bond issue; contents; expenses.
68-2078
68-2078. Trust agreement or resolution providing for bond issue;contents; expenses.In the discretion of the authority the bonds issued under the provisionsof this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between theauthority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bankhaving the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Suchtrust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of the bondsmay pledge or assign the tolls and other revenues to be received and anypayments to the authority from the state highway fund provided to be madepursuant to the provisions of this act, but shall not convey or mortgageany highway project or any part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolutionproviding for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions forprotecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as maybe reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenantssetting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition ofproperty and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operationand insurance of any highway project, the rates of toll to be charged, andthe custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. It shall be lawfulfor any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the statewhich may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or revenues or othermoneys received by the authority to furnish such indemnifying bonds or topledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trustagreements may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and ofthe trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action bybondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement orresolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deemreasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expensesincurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement orresolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of highwayprojects.
History: L. 1972, ch. 249, § 9; July 1.