Section 1010. Bonds of the authority  


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  • 1. The authority shall have power and
      is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds  in
      conformity with applicable provisions of the uniform commercial code for
      the purpose of financing any project authorized by this title, including
      the  acquisition  of  any real or personal property or facilities deemed
      necessary by the authority.
        2. In anticipation of the sale of such bonds the authority  may  issue
      negotiable   bond  anticipation  notes  in  conformity  with  applicable
      provisions of the uniform commercial code and may renew  the  same  from
      time  to  time  but  the  maximum  maturity  of any such note, including
      renewals thereof, shall not exceed five years from the date of issue  of
      such  original  notes.  Such  notes shall be paid from any moneys of the
      authority available therefor and not  otherwise  pledged,  or  from  the
      proceeds  of sale of the bonds of the authority in anticipation of which
      they were issued. Such notes shall not be issued in an amount in  excess
      of  the amount of bonds which the authority is authorized to issue, less
      the  amount  of  any  bonds  or  other  notes  theretofore  issued   and
      outstanding.  The notes shall be issued in the same manner as the bonds.
      Such notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing  the  same  may
      contain   any   provisions,  conditions  or  limitations  which  a  bond
      resolution of the authority may contain.
        3. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by the authority, the
      bonds and notes of every issue  shall  be  general  obligations  of  the
      authority  payable  out  of  any  moneys  or  revenues of the authority,
      subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular  bonds  or
      notes pledging any particular moneys or revenues.
        4. The authority shall have power from time to time, whenever it deems
      refunding  expedient,  to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds,
      whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and may issue
      bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for  any  other
      purpose hereinbefore described. Refunding bonds may be exchanged for the
      bonds  to  be  refunded, with such cash adjustments as may be agreed, or
      may be sold with the proceeds applied to the purchase or payment of  the
      bonds to be refunded.
        5.  The  bonds  may be issued payable in annual installments or may be
      issued as term bonds or the authority,  in  its  discretion,  may  issue
      bonds  of both types. The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the
      trustees of the authority and shall bear such date or dates,  mature  at
      such  time  or  times,  not  exceeding fifty years from their respective
      dates, bear  interest  at  such  rate  or  rates,  payable  annually  or
      semi-annually,  be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon
      or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed  in  such
      manner,  be  payable  in lawful money of the United States of America at
      such place or places, and be subject to such  terms  of  redemption,  as
      such  resolution  or  resolutions  may provide.   In the event that term
      bonds are issued, the resolution authorizing  the  same  may  make  such
      provisions  for  the  establishment  and  management of adequate sinking
      funds for the payment thereof, as the authority may deem necessary.  The
      bonds  or  notes may be sold at public or private sale for such price or
      prices as the authority shall determine.   Pending  preparation  of  the
      definite  bonds, the authority may issue interim receipts which shall be
      exchanged for such bonds.
        6. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any issue of
      bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with
      the holders of the bonds to be authorized as to
        (a) pledging all or any part of the revenues of  the  project  or  any
      revenue  producing  contract or contracts made by the authority with any
      individual,  partnership,  corporation  or  association  to  secure  the
    
      payment  of  the  bonds  or of any particular issue of bonds, subject to
      such agreements with bondholders as may then exist;
        (b) the rentals, fees and other charges to be charged, and the amounts
      to  be  raised  in each year thereby, and the use and disposition of the
      revenues;
        (c) the setting aside of reserves or sinking funds, and the regulation
      and disposition thereof;
        (d) limitations on the right of the authority to restrict and regulate
      the use of any project;
        (e) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of  sale  of  any
      issue  of  bonds  then  or  thereafter  to  be issued may be applied and
      pledging such proceeds to secure the payment of  the  bonds  or  of  any
      issue of the bonds;
        (f)  limitations  on  the issuance of additional bonds; the terms upon
      which additional bonds may be  issued  and  secured;  the  refunding  of
      outstanding bonds;
        (g)  the  procedure,  if  any, by which the terms of any contract with
      bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders
      of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent  may
      be given;
        (h)  limitations  on the amount of moneys derived from a project to be
      expended  for  operating,  administrative  or  other  expenses  of   the
      authority;
        (i)  defining  the  acts  or omissions to act which shall constitute a
      default in the duties of the authority to holders of its obligations and
      providing the rights and remedies of such holders  in  the  event  of  a
      default.
        7.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  of  this  title, any such
      resolution or resolutions shall contain a covenant by the authority that
      it will at all times maintain rates, fees or charges sufficient to  pay,
      and  that  any  contracts  entered  into  by the authority for the sale,
      transmission or distribution of  power  shall  contain  rates,  fees  or
      charges  sufficient to pay the costs of operation and maintenance of the
      project, the  principal  of  and  interest  on  any  obligations  issued
      pursuant  to  such  resolution  as  the  same  severally  become due and
      payable, and to maintain any reserves required  by  the  terms  of  such
      resolution or resolutions.
        8.  It  is  the  intention hereof that any pledge of revenues or other
      moneys or of a revenue producing  contract  or  contracts  made  by  the
      authority  shall  be  valid and binding from the time when the pledge is
      made; that the revenues or other moneys or proceeds of any  contract  or
      contracts  so  pledged  and  thereafter  received by the authority shall
      immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without  any  physical
      delivery  thereof  or  further act; and that the lien of any such pledge
      shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims  of  any
      kind  in  tort, contract or otherwise against the authority irrespective
      of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution  nor
      any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.
        9.  Neither  the members of the authority nor any person executing the
      bonds or notes shall be liable personally on the bonds or  notes  or  be
      subject  to  any  personal  liability or accountability by reason of the
      issuance thereof.
        10. The authority shall have power out of any funds available therefor
      to purchase bonds or notes. The authority may hold,  pledge,  cancel  or
      resell  such  bonds,  subject  to and in accordance with agreements with
      bondholders.
        11. Any bonds or  notes  issued  by  the  authority  are  hereby  made
      securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all
    
      municipalities  and  municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and
      associations and other persons carrying on an  insurance  business,  all
      banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations,
      including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations,
      investment  companies  and other persons carrying on a banking business,
      and all other persons whatsoever, except as  hereinafter  provided,  who
      are  now  or  may  hereafter  be  authorized to invest in bonds or other
      obligations  of  the  state,  may  properly  and  legally  invest  funds
      including  capital in their control or belonging to them; provided that,
      notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or  special  law  to
      the  contrary,  such  bonds  and  notes  shall  not  be eligible for the
      investment  of  funds,  including  capital,  of   trusts,   estates   or
      guardianships under the control of individual administrators, guardians,
      executors,  trustees  and  other  individual fiduciaries except when any
      such individual fiduciary shall be acting in such capacity with  one  or
      more  corporate co-fiduciaries. The bonds and notes are also hereby made
      securities which may be deposited with and  shall  be  received  by  all
      public  officers  and  bodies  of  this state and all municipalities and
      municipal subdivisions for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or
      other obligations of this state is now or may hereafter be authorized.