63B-13-202 - Revenue Bond Authorizations -- Board of Regents.
63B-13-202. Revenue Bond Authorizations -- Board of Regents.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
(a) the Board of Regents may issue, sell, and deliver revenue bonds or other evidences ofindebtedness of the Board of Regents to borrow money on the credit, revenues, and reserves ofthe Higher Education Student Loan Program, to finance the cost of acquiring, furnishing, andequipping office space;
(b) funds within the Board of Regents' budget that would otherwise be expended for rentbe used as the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority ofthis Subsection (1);
(c) the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this Subsection (1) mayprovide up to $3,600,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, paycapitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements; and
(d) the Board of Regents may not request an increase, beyond that resulting frominflation, in state funds for operations and maintenance of the facility acquired under thisauthorization.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
(a) the Board of Regents, on behalf of Utah State University, may issue, sell, and deliverrevenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of Utah State University to borrow money onthe credit, revenues, and reserves of Utah State University, other than appropriations of theLegislature, to finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a StudentLiving and Learning Community and a parking terrace;
(b) student housing revenues, parking revenues, and other auxiliary revenues be used asthe primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of thisSubsection (2);
(c) the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this Subsection (2) mayprovide up to $35,500,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, paycapitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements; and
(d) the university may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
(a) the Board of Regents, on behalf of Utah State University, may issue, sell, and deliverrevenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of Utah State University to borrow money onthe credit, revenues, and reserves of Utah State University, other than appropriations of theLegislature, to finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a renovationof Romney Stadium and expansion of the Nelson Fieldhouse, and to repay an internal debt forthe purchase of the Student Wellness Center;
(b) student fees be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligationcreated under authority of this Subsection (3);
(c) the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this Subsection (3) mayprovide up to $10,000,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, paycapitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements; and
(d) the university may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
Enacted by Chapter 364, 2004 General Session