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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 16B.1 SHORT TITLE.
1 2 This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the
1 3 "Multimodal Authority Act".
1 4 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 16B.2 ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY.
1 5 1. The multimodal authority is established, and
1 6 constitutes a public instrumentality and agency of the state
1 7 exercising public and essential governmental functions. The
1 8 powers of the authority are vested in and shall be exercised
1 9 by a board of seven members appointed by the governor subject
1 10 to confirmation by the senate. The board shall also include
1 11 two ex officio, nonvoting members. No more than four voting
1 12 members shall belong to the same political party. The voting
1 13 membership of the board shall include all of the following:
1 14 a. One member of a county board of supervisors from a
1 15 county in which a multimodal facility is located.
1 16 b. One mayor of a city in the county in which a multimodal
1 17 facility is located.
1 18 c. One expert in international trade.
1 19 d. Four representatives of the general public with an
1 20 expertise in business, finance, aviation, and freight
1 21 forwarding.
1 22 2. The ex officio, nonvoting members of the board shall
1 23 include the following:
1 24 a. One state senator appointed by the president of the
1 25 senate, after consultation with the majority and minority
1 26 leaders of the senate, representing a senatorial district
1 27 which has a multimodal facility located in the district.
1 28 b. One state representative appointed by the speaker of
1 29 the house of representatives, after consultation with the
1 30 majority and minority leaders of the house, representing a
1 31 house of representatives district which has a multimodal
1 32 facility located in the district.
1 33 3. Members of the authority shall be appointed for
1 34 staggered terms of six years beginning and ending as provided
1 35 in section 69.19. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall
2 1 serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. A member is
2 2 eligible for reappointment. A member of the authority may be
2 3 removed from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful
2 4 neglect of duty or other just cause, after notice and hearing,
2 5 unless the notice and hearing is expressly waived in writing.
2 6 4. Five members of the authority constitute a quorum and
2 7 the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members is
2 8 necessary for any substantive action taken by the authority.
2 9 The majority shall not include any member who has a conflict
2 10 of interest, and a statement by a member of a conflict of
2 11 interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. A vacancy in
2 12 the membership does not impair the right of a quorum to
2 13 exercise all rights and perform all duties of the authority.
2 14 5. The state senator and state representative members are
2 15 entitled to receive the per diem provided for in chapter 2.
2 16 Other members of the authority are entitled to receive a per
2 17 diem as specified in section 7E.6 for each day spent in
2 18 performance of duties as members. All members shall be
2 19 reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in
2 20 the performance of duties as members.
2 21 6. Members of the authority and the executive director
2 22 shall give bond as required for public officers in chapter 64.
2 23 7. Meetings of the authority shall be held at the call of
2 24 the chairperson, or whenever two members so request.
2 25 8. Members shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson
2 26 annually, and other officers as they determine, but the
2 27 executive director shall serve as secretary to the authority.
2 28 9. The net earnings of the authority, beyond that
2 29 necessary for retirement of its notes, bonds, or other
2 30 obligations, or to implement the public purposes and programs
2 31 herein authorized, shall not inure to the benefit of any
2 32 person other than the state. Upon termination of the
2 33 existence of the authority, title to all property owned by the
2 34 authority, including any such net earnings of the authority,
2 35 shall vest in the state. The state reserves the right at any
3 1 time to alter, amend, repeal, or otherwise change the
3 2 structure, organization, programs, or activities of the
3 3 authority, including the power to terminate the authority,
3 4 except that no law shall ever be passed impairing the
3 5 obligation of any contract or contracts entered into by the
3 6 authority to the extent that any such law would contravene
3 7 Article I, section 21, of the Constitution of the State of
3 8 Iowa or Article I, section 10, of the Constitution of the
3 9 United States.
3 10 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 16B.3 FINDINGS.
3 11 The general assembly finds and declares as follows:
3 12 1. A multimodal authority is necessary to promote Iowa as
3 13 the food capital of the world and provide air, rail, and truck
3 14 transportation for value-added products exported from Iowa.
3 15 2. The establishment of a multimodal authority is in all
3 16 respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Iowa,
3 17 for the improvement of their health and welfare, and for the
3 18 promotion of the economy.
3 19 3. The authority shall be performing an essential
3 20 governmental function in the exercise of the powers and duties
3 21 conferred upon it by this chapter.
3 22 4. Locations should be chosen in the state for a
3 23 multimodal facility to prevent an inefficient allocation of
3 24 resources, to ensure the maximum utilization of the multimodal
3 25 facility, and to thereby provide economic viability to the
3 26 project.
3 27 5. A multimodal facility must be located at the
3 28 convergence of a four-lane interstate highway connection, a
3 29 railroad system connection, a major airport with at least one
3 30 runway in excess of five thousand feet, and a connection to a
3 31 free trade zone, and with sufficient area to establish and
3 32 expand an industrial park.
3 33 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 16B.4 GENERAL POWERS.
3 34 The authority has all of the general powers needed to carry
3 35 out its purposes and duties, and exercise its specific powers,
4 1 including but not limited to the power to:
4 2 1. Issue its negotiable bonds and notes in order to
4 3 finance its programs.
4 4 2. Sue and be sued in its own name.
4 5 3. Have and alter a corporate seal.
4 6 4. Make and alter bylaws for its management consistent
4 7 with the provisions of this chapter.
4 8 5. Make and execute agreements, contracts, and other
4 9 instruments, with any public or private entity.
4 10 6. Acquire, hold, improve, mortgage, lease, and dispose of
4 11 real and personal property, including, but not limited to, the
4 12 power to sell at public or private sale, with or without
4 13 public bidding, any such property, mortgage loan, or other
4 14 obligation held by it.
4 15 7. Procure insurance against any loss in connection with
4 16 its operations and property interests.
4 17 8. Fix and collect fees and charges for its services.
4 18 9. Subject to an agreement with bondholders or
4 19 noteholders, invest or deposit moneys of the authority in a
4 20 manner determined by the authority, notwithstanding chapter
4 21 12B or 12C.
4 22 10. Accept appropriations, gifts, grants, loans, or other
4 23 aid from public or private entities. A record of all gifts or
4 24 grants, stating the type, amount and donor, shall be clearly
4 25 set out in the authority's annual report along with the record
4 26 of other receipts.
4 27 11. Provide technical assistance and counseling related to
4 28 the authority's purposes, to public and private entities.
4 29 12. In cooperation with other local, state, or federal
4 30 governmental agencies, conduct research studies, develop
4 31 estimates of unmet needs, and gather and compile data useful
4 32 to facilitate decision making.
4 33 13. Cooperate in development of and initiation of
4 34 demonstration projects.
4 35 14. Contract with architects, engineers, attorneys,
5 1 accountants, finance experts, and other advisors. However,
5 2 the authority may enter into contracts or agreements for such
5 3 services with local, state, or federal governmental agencies.
5 4 15. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A consistent with
5 5 the provisions of this chapter.
5 6 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 16B.5 DUTIES.
5 7 The authority shall do all of the following:
5 8 1. Determine locations in the state for multimodal
5 9 facilities. This determination shall be based, in part, on
5 10 the legislative findings in section 16B.3.
5 11 2. Develop, operate, and market multimodal facilities.
5 12 3. Provide financial incentives to encourage the
5 13 development and use of multimodal facilities.
5 14 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 16B.6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR –
5 15 RESPONSIBILITIES.
5 16 1. The governor, subject to confirmation by the senate,
5 17 shall appoint an executive director of the authority, who
5 18 shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive
5 19 director shall be selected primarily for administrative
5 20 ability and knowledge in the fields of transportation and
5 21 public administration, without regard to political
5 22 affiliation. The executive director shall not, directly or
5 23 indirectly, exert influence to induce any other officers or
5 24 employees of the state to adopt a political view, or to favor
5 25 a political candidate for office.
5 26 2. The executive director shall advise the authority,
5 27 carry out all directives from the authority, and hire and
5 28 supervise the authority's staff pursuant to its directions.
5 29 All employees of the authority are exempt from the merit
5 30 system.
5 31 3. The executive director, as secretary of the authority,
5 32 shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and
5 33 shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed
5 34 with the authority and of its minute book and seal. The
5 35 executive director shall have authority to cause to be made
6 1 copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the
6 2 authority and to give certificates under the seal of the
6 3 authority to the effect that such copies are true copies and
6 4 all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such
6 5 certificates.
6 6 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 16B.7 ANNUAL REPORT.
6 7 1. The authority shall submit to the governor and to the
6 8 general assembly, not later than January 15 each year, a
6 9 complete report setting forth:
6 10 a. Its operations and accomplishments.
6 11 b. Its receipts and expenditures during the fiscal year,
6 12 in accordance with the classifications it establishes for its
6 13 operating and capital accounts.
6 14 c. Its assets and liabilities at the end of its fiscal
6 15 year and the status of reserve, special, and other funds.
6 16 d. A schedule of its bonds and notes outstanding at the
6 17 end of its fiscal year, together with a statement of the
6 18 amounts redeemed and issued during its fiscal year.
6 19 e. A statement of its proposed and projected activities.
6 20 f. Recommendations to the general assembly, as it deems
6 21 necessary.
6 22 2. The annual report shall identify performance goals of
6 23 the authority, and clearly indicate the extent of progress
6 24 during the reporting period, in attaining the goals.
6 25 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 16B.8 BONDS AND NOTES.
6 26 1. The authority may issue its negotiable bonds and notes
6 27 in principal amounts as, in the opinion of the authority, are
6 28 necessary to provide sufficient funds for achievement of its
6 29 corporate purposes, the payment of interest on its bonds and
6 30 notes, the establishment of reserves to secure its bonds and
6 31 notes, and all other expenditures of the authority incident to
6 32 and necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and
6 33 powers. The bonds and notes shall be deemed to be investment
6 34 securities and negotiable instruments within the meaning of
6 35 and for all purposes of the uniform commercial code.
7 1 2. Bonds and notes issued by the authority are payable
7 2 solely and only out of the moneys, assets, or revenues of the
7 3 authority, and as provided in the agreement with bondholders
7 4 or noteholders pledging any particular moneys, assets, or
7 5 revenues. Bonds or notes are not an obligation of this state
7 6 or any political subdivision of this state other than the
7 7 authority within the meaning of any constitutional or
7 8 statutory debt limitations, but are special obligations of the
7 9 authority payable solely and only from the sources provided in
7 10 this chapter, and the authority shall not pledge the credit or
7 11 taxing power of this state or any political subdivision of
7 12 this state other than the authority, or make its debts payable
7 13 out of any moneys except those of the authority.
7 14 3. Bonds and notes must be authorized by a resolution of
7 15 the authority. However, a resolution authorizing the issuance
7 16 of bonds or notes may delegate to an officer of the authority
7 17 the power to negotiate and fix the details of an issue of
7 18 bonds or notes by an appropriate certificate of the authorized
7 19 officer.
7 20 4. Bonds shall:
7 21 a. State the date and series of the issue, be
7 22 consecutively numbered, and state on their face that they are
7 23 payable both as to principal and interest solely out of the
7 24 assets of the authority and do not constitute an indebtedness
7 25 of this state or any political subdivision of this state other
7 26 than the authority within the meaning of any constitutional or
7 27 statutory debt limit.
7 28 b. Be either registered, registered as to principal only,
7 29 or in coupon form, issued in denominations as the authority
7 30 prescribes, fully negotiable instruments under the laws of
7 31 this state, signed on behalf of the authority with the manual
7 32 or facsimile signature of the chairperson or vice chairperson,
7 33 attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the
7 34 secretary, have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the
7 35 authority or a facsimile of it, and the coupons attached shall
8 1 be signed with the facsimile signature of the chairperson or
8 2 vice chairperson, be payable as to interest at rates and at
8 3 times as the authority determines, be payable as to principal
8 4 at times over a period not to exceed fifty years from the date
8 5 of issuance, at places, and with reserved rights of prior
8 6 redemption, as the authority prescribes, be sold at prices, at
8 7 public or private sale, and in a manner as the authority
8 8 prescribes, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums,
8 9 and commissions which it deems necessary or advantageous in
8 10 connection with the issuance and sale, and be issued under and
8 11 subject to the terms, conditions, and covenants providing for
8 12 the payment of the principal, redemption premiums, if any,
8 13 interest, and other terms, conditions, covenants, and
8 14 protective provisions safeguarding payment, not inconsistent
8 15 with this chapter, as are found to be necessary by the
8 16 authority for the most advantageous sale, which may include,
8 17 but are not limited to, covenants with the holders of the
8 18 bonds as to:
8 19 (1) Pledging or creating a lien, to the extent provided by
8 20 the resolution, on moneys or property of the authority or
8 21 moneys held in trust or otherwise by others to secure the
8 22 payment of the bonds.
8 23 (2) Providing for the custody, collection, securing,
8 24 investment, and payment of any moneys of or due to the
8 25 authority.
8 26 (3) The setting aside of reserves or sinking funds and the
8 27 regulation or disposition of them.
8 28 (4) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of
8 29 sale of an issue of bonds then or thereafter to be issued may
8 30 be applied.
8 31 (5) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds and on
8 32 the refunding of outstanding or other bonds.
8 33 (6) The procedure by which the terms of a contract with
8 34 the holders of bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount
8 35 of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the
9 1 manner in which consent may be given.
9 2 (7) The creation of special funds into which moneys of the
9 3 authority may be deposited.
9 4 (8) Vesting in a trustee properties, rights, powers, and
9 5 duties in trust as the authority determines, which may include
9 6 the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee appointed for
9 7 the holders of any issue of bonds pursuant to section 16B.10,
9 8 in which event the provisions of that section authorizing
9 9 appointment of a trustee by the holders of bonds shall not
9 10 apply, or limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of
9 11 bonds to appoint a trustee under that section, or limiting the
9 12 rights, duties, and powers of the trustee.
9 13 (9) Defining the acts or omissions which constitute a
9 14 default in the obligations and duties of the authority and
9 15 providing for the rights and remedies of the holders of bonds
9 16 in the event of a default. However, rights and remedies shall
9 17 be consistent with the laws of this state and other provisions
9 18 of this chapter.
9 19 (10) Any other matters which affect the security and
9 20 protection of the bonds and the rights of the holders.
9 21 5. The authority may issue its bonds for the purpose of
9 22 refunding any bonds or notes of the authority then
9 23 outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premiums
9 24 thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of
9 25 redemption of the outstanding bonds or notes. Until the
9 26 proceeds of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding
9 27 outstanding bonds or notes are applied to the purchase or
9 28 retirement of outstanding bonds or notes or the redemption of
9 29 outstanding bonds or notes, the proceeds may be placed in
9 30 escrow and be invested and reinvested in accordance with the
9 31 provisions of this chapter. The interest, income, and profits
9 32 earned or realized on an investment may also be applied to the
9 33 payment of the outstanding bonds or notes to be refunded by
9 34 purchase, retirement, or redemption. After the terms of the
9 35 escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance
10 1 of proceeds and interest earned or realized on the investments
10 2 may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful
10 3 manner. All refunding bonds shall be issued and secured and
10 4 subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner
10 5 and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this
10 6 chapter.
10 7 6. The authority may issue negotiable bond anticipation
10 8 notes and may renew them from time to time but the maximum
10 9 maturity of the notes, including renewals, shall not exceed
10 10 ten years from the date of issue of the original notes. Notes
10 11 are payable from any available moneys of the authority not
10 12 otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of the sale of bonds
10 13 of the authority in anticipation of which the notes were
10 14 issued. Notes may be issued for any corporate purpose of the
10 15 authority. Notes shall be issued in the same manner as bonds,
10 16 and notes and the resolution authorizing them may contain any
10 17 provisions, conditions, or limitations, not inconsistent with
10 18 the provisions of this subsection, which the bonds or a bond
10 19 resolution of the authority may contain. Notes may be sold at
10 20 public or private sale. In case of default on its notes or
10 21 violation of any obligations of the authority to the
10 22 noteholders, the noteholders shall have all the remedies
10 23 provided in this chapter for bondholders. Notes shall be as
10 24 fully negotiable as bonds of the authority.
10 25 7. A copy of each pledge agreement by or to the authority,
10 26 including without limitation each bond resolution, indenture
10 27 of trust or similar agreement, or any revisions or supplements
10 28 to it shall be filed with the secretary of state and no
10 29 further filing or other action under chapter 554, article 9 of
10 30 the uniform commercial code, or any other law of the state
10 31 shall be required to perfect the security interest in the
10 32 collateral or any additions to it or substitutions for it, and
10 33 the lien and trust so created shall be binding from and after
10 34 the time made against all parties having claims of any kind in
10 35 tort, contract, or otherwise against the pledgor.
11 1 8. Neither the members of the authority nor any person
11 2 executing its bonds, notes, or other obligations, shall be
11 3 liable personally on the bonds, notes, or other obligations,
11 4 or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by
11 5 reason of the issuance of the authority's bonds or notes.
11 6 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 16B.9 RESERVE FUNDS AND
11 7 APPROPRIATIONS.
11 8 1. The authority may create and establish one or more
11 9 special funds, to be known as "bond reserve funds", and shall
11 10 pay into each bond reserve fund any moneys appropriated and
11 11 made available by the state for the purpose of the fund, any
11 12 proceeds of sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in
11 13 the resolutions of the authority authorizing their issuance,
11 14 and any other moneys which may be available to the authority
11 15 for the purpose of the fund from any other sources. All
11 16 moneys held in a bond reserve fund, except as otherwise
11 17 provided in this chapter, shall be used as required solely for
11 18 the payment of the principal of bonds secured in whole or in
11 19 part by the fund or of the sinking fund payments with respect
11 20 to the bonds, the purchase or redemption of the bonds, the
11 21 payment of interest on the bonds, or the payments of any
11 22 redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are
11 23 redeemed prior to maturity.
11 24 2. Moneys in a bond reserve fund shall not be withdrawn
11 25 from it at any time in an amount that will reduce the amount
11 26 of the fund to less than the bond reserve fund requirement
11 27 established for the fund, as provided in this section, except
11 28 for the purpose of making, with respect to bonds secured in
11 29 whole or in part by the fund, payment when due of principal,
11 30 interest, redemption premiums, and the sinking fund payments
11 31 with respect to the bonds for the payment of which other
11 32 moneys of the authority are not available. Any income or
11 33 interest earned by, or incremental to, a bond reserve fund due
11 34 to the investment of it may be transferred by the authority to
11 35 other funds or accounts of the authority to the extent the
12 1 transfer does not reduce the amount of that bond reserve fund
12 2 below the bond reserve fund requirement for it.
12 3 3. The authority shall not at any time issue bonds,
12 4 secured in whole or in part by a bond reserve fund if, upon
12 5 the issuance of the bonds, the amount in the bond reserve fund
12 6 will be less than the bond reserve fund requirement for the
12 7 fund, unless the authority at the time of issuance of the
12 8 bonds deposits in the fund from the proceeds of the bonds
12 9 issued or from other sources an amount which, together with
12 10 the amount then in the fund, will not be less than the bond
12 11 reserve fund requirement for the fund. For the purposes of
12 12 this section, the term "bond reserve fund requirement" means,
12 13 as of any particular date of computation, an amount of money,
12 14 as provided in the resolutions of the authority authorizing
12 15 the bonds with respect to which the fund is established, equal
12 16 to not more than ten percent of the outstanding principal
12 17 amount of bonds of the authority secured in whole or in part
12 18 by the fund.
12 19 4. To assure the continued operation and solvency of the
12 20 authority for the carrying out of its corporate purposes,
12 21 provision is made in subsection 1 for the accumulation in each
12 22 bond reserve fund of an amount equal to the bond reserve fund
12 23 requirement for the fund. In order to further assure
12 24 maintenance of the bond reserve funds, the chairperson of the
12 25 authority board shall, on or before July 1 of each calendar
12 26 year, make and deliver to the governor the chairperson's
12 27 certificate stating the sum, if any, required to restore each
12 28 bond reserve fund to the bond reserve fund requirement for
12 29 that fund. Within thirty days after the beginning of the
12 30 session of the general assembly next following the delivery of
12 31 the certificate, the governor may submit to both houses
12 32 printed copies of a budget including the sum, if any, required
12 33 to restore each bond reserve fund to the bond reserve fund
12 34 requirement for that fund. Any sums appropriated by the
12 35 general assembly and paid to the authority pursuant to this
13 1 section shall be deposited by the authority in the applicable
13 2 bond reserve fund.
13 3 5. All amounts paid over to the authority by the state
13 4 pursuant to the provisions of this section shall constitute
13 5 and be accounted for as advances by the state to the authority
13 6 and, subject to the rights of the holders of any bonds or
13 7 notes of the authority theretofore or thereafter issued, shall
13 8 be repaid to the state without interest from all available
13 9 operating revenues of the authority in excess of amounts
13 10 required for the payment of bonds, notes, or obligations of
13 11 the authority, the bond reserve fund and operating expenses.
13 12 6. The authority shall cause to be delivered to the
13 13 legislative fiscal committee within ninety days of the close
13 14 of its fiscal year its annual report certified by an
13 15 independent certified public accountant, who may be the
13 16 accountant or a member of the firm of accountants who
13 17 regularly audits the books and accounts of the authority,
13 18 selected by the authority. In the event that the principal
13 19 amount of any bonds or notes deposited in a bond reserve fund
13 20 is withdrawn for payment of principal or interest thereby
13 21 reducing the amount of that fund to less than the bond reserve
13 22 fund requirement, the authority shall immediately notify the
13 23 general assembly of this event, and shall thereafter take
13 24 steps to restore such bond reserve to the bond reserve fund
13 25 requirement for that fund from any amounts available, other
13 26 than principal of a bond issue, which are not pledged to the
13 27 payment of other bonds or notes.
13 28 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 16B.10 REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS AND
13 29 NOTEHOLDERS.
13 30 1. If the authority defaults in the payment of principal
13 31 or interest on an issue of bonds or notes after they become
13 32 due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the
13 33 default continues for a period of thirty days, or if the
13 34 authority fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of
13 35 this chapter, or defaults in an agreement made with the
14 1 holders of an issue of bonds or notes, the holders of twenty-
14 2 five percent in aggregate principal amount of bonds or notes
14 3 of the issue then outstanding, by instrument filed in the
14 4 office of the clerk of the county in which the principal
14 5 office of the authority is located, and proved or acknowledged
14 6 in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a
14 7 trustee to represent the holders of the bonds or notes for the
14 8 purposes provided in this section.
14 9 2. The authority or any trustee appointed under the
14 10 indenture under which the bonds are issued may, and upon
14 11 written request of the holders of twenty-five percent in
14 12 aggregate principal amount of the issue of bonds or notes then
14 13 outstanding shall:
14 14 a. Enforce all rights of the bondholders or noteholders,
14 15 including the right to require the authority to carry out its
14 16 agreements with the holders and to perform its duties under
14 17 this chapter.
14 18 b. Bring suit upon the bonds or notes.
14 19 c. By action require the authority to account as if it
14 20 were the trustee of an express trust for the holders.
14 21 d. By action enjoin any acts or things which are unlawful
14 22 or in violation of the rights of the holders.
14 23 e. Declare all the bonds or notes due and payable, and if
14 24 all defaults are made good, then, with the consent of the
14 25 holders of twenty-five percent of the aggregate principal
14 26 amount of the issue of bonds or notes then outstanding, annul
14 27 the declaration and its consequences.
14 28 The bondholders or noteholders, to the extent provided in
14 29 the resolution by which the bonds or notes were issued or in
14 30 their agreement with the authority, may enforce any of the
14 31 remedies in paragraphs "a" to "e" or the remedies provided in
14 32 those agreements for and on their own behalf.
14 33 3. The trustee shall also have and possess all powers
14 34 necessary or appropriate for the exercise of functions
14 35 specifically set forth or incident to the general
15 1 representation of bondholders or noteholders in the
15 2 enforcement and protection of their rights.
15 3 4. Before declaring the principal of bonds or notes due
15 4 and payable, the trustee shall first give thirty days' notice
15 5 in writing to the governor, to the authority, and to the
15 6 attorney general of the state.
15 7 5. The district court has jurisdiction of any action by
15 8 the trustee on behalf of bondholders or noteholders. The
15 9 venue of the action shall be in the county in which the
15 10 principal office of the authority is located.
15 11 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 16B.11 MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY.
15 12 1. Moneys of the authority from whatever source derived,
15 13 except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be paid to
15 14 the authority and shall be deposited in a bank or other
15 15 financial institution designated by the authority. The moneys
15 16 shall be withdrawn on the order of the person authorized by
15 17 the authority. Deposits shall, if required by the authority,
15 18 be secured in the manner determined by the authority. The
15 19 auditor of state and the auditor's legally authorized
15 20 representatives may periodically examine the accounts and
15 21 books of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements,
15 22 contracts, leases, sinking funds, investments, and any other
15 23 records and papers relating to its financial standing, and the
15 24 authority shall not be required to pay a fee for the
15 25 examination.
15 26 2. The authority may contract with holders of its bonds or
15 27 notes as to the custody, collection, security, investment, and
15 28 payment of moneys of the authority, of moneys held in trust or
15 29 otherwise for the payment of bonds or notes, and to carry out
15 30 the contract. Moneys held in trust or otherwise for the
15 31 payment of bonds or notes or in any way to secure bonds or
15 32 notes and deposits of the moneys may be secured in the same
15 33 manner as moneys of the authority, and banks and trust
15 34 companies may give security for the deposits.
15 35 3. Subject to the provisions of any contract with
16 1 bondholders or noteholders and to the approval of the director
16 2 of revenue and finance, the authority shall prescribe a system
16 3 of accounts.
16 4 4. The authority shall submit to the governor, the auditor
16 5 of state, the department of management, and the department of
16 6 revenue and finance, within thirty days of its receipt by the
16 7 authority, a copy of the report of every external examination
16 8 of the books and accounts of the authority other than copies
16 9 of the reports of examinations made by the auditor of state.
16 10 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 16B.12 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
16 11 Neither the members of the authority, nor persons acting in
16 12 its behalf, while acting within the scope of their employment
16 13 or agency, are subject to personal liability resulting from
16 14 carrying out the powers and duties given in this chapter.
16 15 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 16B.13 ASSISTANCE BY STATE
16 16 OFFICERS, AGENCIES, AND DEPARTMENTS.
16 17 State officers and state departments and agencies may
16 18 render services to the authority within their respective
16 19 functions as requested by the authority.
16 20 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 16B.14 LIBERAL INTERPRETATION.
16 21 This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of this state
16 22 and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect
16 23 its purposes.
16 24 EXPLANATION
16 25 This bill creates a multimodal authority in new Code
16 26 chapter 16B.
16 27 The bill provides that a multimodal authority is
16 28 established and shall be governed by a nine-member board with
16 29 seven voting members and two ex officio, nonvoting members.
16 30 The bill provides that members of the authority shall be
16 31 appointed for staggered six-year terms. The bill provides
16 32 that the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate,
16 33 shall appoint an executive director for primarily
16 34 administrative ability and knowledge in the fields of
16 35 transportation and public administration. The bill provides
17 1 that the executive director shall advise the authority, carry
17 2 out all directives from the authority, hire and supervise the
17 3 authority's staff pursuant to its directions, and serve as
17 4 secretary of the authority.
17 5 The bill provides legislative findings relating to the
17 6 necessity for multimodal facilities in the state and the
17 7 requirements for locating such facilities.
17 8 The bill provides the authority with general powers
17 9 relating to the ability to issue bonds and notes; to sue and
17 10 be sued; to have and alter a corporate seal; to make and alter
17 11 bylaws; to make and execute agreements, contracts, and other
17 12 instruments; to acquire, hold, improve, mortgage, lease, and
17 13 dispose of real and personal property; to procure insurance
17 14 against any loss in connection with its operations and
17 15 property interests; to fix and collect fees and charges;
17 16 subject to an agreement with bondholders or noteholders, to
17 17 invest or deposit moneys of the authority in a manner
17 18 determined by the authority; to accept appropriations, gifts,
17 19 grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities;
17 20 to provide technical assistance and counseling related to the
17 21 authority's purposes; to conduct, in cooperation with other
17 22 entities, research studies, develop estimates of unmet needs,
17 23 and gather and compile data; to cooperate in development of
17 24 and initiate demonstration projects; to contract with
17 25 architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, finance
17 26 experts, and other advisors; and to adopt administrative
17 27 rules.
17 28 The bill provides that the authority shall determine
17 29 locations in the state for multimodal facilities; develop,
17 30 operate, and market multimodal facilities; and provide
17 31 financial incentives to encourage the development and use of
17 32 multimodal facilities.
17 33 The bill provides that the authority shall submit an annual
17 34 report to the governor and the general assembly not later than
17 35 January 15 of each year.
18 1 The bill provides the authority with the ability to issue
18 2 bonds and notes, create and establish bond reserve funds, and
18 3 provides remedies for bondholders and noteholders.
18 4 The bill provides a method for the authority to follow in
18 5 handling the moneys of the authority.
18 6 The bill limits liability of members of the authority, and
18 7 persons acting in its behalf, while acting within the scope of
18 8 their employment.
18 9 The bill provides that state officers and state departments
18 10 and agencies may render services to the authority within their
18 11 respective functions as requested by the authority.
18 12 The bill provides for the liberal interpretation of new
18 13 Code chapter 16B.
18 14 LSB 3301SV 79
18 15 tm/gg/8.1
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