1. a. (1) The authority shall implement the program plan and shall proceed with a securitization to maximize the transference of risks associated with the master settlement agreement.
(2) The authority shall issue tax-exempt bonds in an amount that is sufficient to provide net proceeds in an amount of not more than five hundred forty million dollars for deposit in the tax-exempt bond proceeds restricted capital funds account of the tobacco settlement trust fund, to be used for capital projects, certain debt service on outstanding obligations which funded capital projects, and attorney fees related to the master settlement agreement.
(3) The authority may also issue taxable bonds or tax-exempt bonds to provide additional amounts to be used for the purposes specified in section 12.65.
(4) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (1) and (2), the authority is not required to issue tax-exempt bonds if the authority determines that the issuance would not be in the best interest of the state due to market conditions.
b. It is the expectation of the state that not less than eighty-five percent of the proceeds deposited in the tax-exempt bond proceeds restricted capital funds account of the tobacco settlement trust fund will be expended within five years from the effective date of the sale, consistent with the requirements of federal law, and that the specific capital projects, debt service, and attorney fees payments shall be determined annually through appropriations authorized by a constitutional majority of each house of the general assembly and approved by the governor.
2. The authority shall periodically report to the legislative council and the governor regarding implementation of the program plan and shall, prior to any public offering of bonds, submit a report to the legislative council and the governor describing the terms of the proposed bond issue.
3. Any amendment to the program plan shall be authorized by a constitutional majority of each house of the general assembly and approved by the governor.
4. To the extent that any provision of the program plan is inconsistent with this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
2000 Acts, ch 1208, §10, 25; 2001 Acts, ch 164, §11, 21
Referred to in § 12E.9
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