23-50.16:25 - Power to issue bonds

§ 23-50.16:25. Power to issue bonds.

The Authority may issue bonds from time to time for any of its purposes,including financing or refinancing all or any part of its programs or generaloperations, costs of any project, including the hospital facilities, whetheror not owned by the Authority, or to refund bonds or other obligations issuedtherefor by or on behalf of the Authority, the University or otherwise,including bonds or obligations not then subject to redemption, and mayguarantee, assume or otherwise agree to pay, in whole or in part,indebtedness issued by the University or any other party resulting in theacquisition or construction of facilities for the benefit of the Authority orthe refinancing thereof. Notwithstanding Article 1 (§ 2.2-1800 et seq.) ofChapter 18 of Title 2.2, bonds may be issued under the provisions of thischapter without obtaining the consent of any commission, board, bureau oragency of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision, and without anyproceedings or the happening of conditions or things other than thoseproceedings, conditions or things that are specifically required by thischapter; however, each debt offering shall be submitted to the StateTreasurer sufficiently prior to the sale of such offering to allow the StateTreasurer to undertake a review for the sole purposes of determining (i)whether the offering may constitute tax-supported debt of the Commonwealthand (ii) the potential impact of the offering on the debt capacity of theCommonwealth. After such review, the State Treasurer shall determine if theoffering constitutes tax-supported debt of the Commonwealth and the potentialimpact of the offering on the debt capacity of the Commonwealth. If the StateTreasurer determines that the debt offering may constitute tax-supported debtof the Commonwealth, or may have an adverse impact on the debt capacity ofthe Commonwealth, then the debt offering shall be submitted to the TreasuryBoard for review and approval of the terms and structure of the offering in amanner consistent with § 2.2-2416. The Authority may issue such types ofbonds as it may determine, including, without limitation, bonds payable as toprincipal and interest from any one or more of the following sources: (i) itsrevenues generally; (ii) income and revenues derived from the operation, saleor lease of a particular project or projects, whether or not they arefinanced or refinanced from the proceeds of such bonds; (iii) funds realizedfrom the enforcement of security interests or other liens or obligationssecuring such bonds; (iv) proceeds from the sale of bonds; (v) payments underletters of credit, policies of municipal bond insurance, guarantees or othercredit enhancements; (vi) any reserve or sinking funds created to secure suchpayment; (vii) accounts receivable of the Authority; or (viii) otheravailable funds of the Authority.

Any bonds may be additionally guaranteed by, or secured by a pledge of, anygrant, contribution or appropriation from a participating politicalsubdivision, the University, the Commonwealth or any political subdivision,agency or instrumentality thereof, any federal agency or any unit, privatecorporation, partnership, association or individual.

(1996, cc. 905, 1046.)