Section 2350-M. Exemption from taxes, assessments and certain fees  


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  • 1. It is
      hereby  determined  that the creation of the agency and the carrying out
      of its corporate purpose is in all  respects  for  the  benefit  of  the
      people  of  the  state  and  is a public purpose and the agency shall be
      regarded as performing a governmental function in the  exercise  of  the
      powers  conferred upon it by this title and shall not be required to pay
      any fees, taxes, special ad valorem levies or special assessments of any
      kind, whether state or local, including, but not limited to fees, taxes,
      special ad valorem levies or assessments  on  real  property,  franchise
      taxes,  sales  or  other  taxes,  upon or with respect to any properties
      owned by it or under its jurisdiction, control or supervision,  or  upon
      the  uses  thereof,  or  upon  or  with  respect  to  its  activities or
      operations in furtherance of the powers conferred upon it by this title,
      or upon or with respect to any fees, rents, charges, revenues  or  other
      income received by the agency, or any filing, recording or transfer fees
      or taxes in relation to instruments filed, recorded or transferred by it
      or  on its behalf. The construction use, occupation or possession of any
      properties owned  by  the  agency,  including  improvements  thereon  or
      thereto,  by the state or any state agency or by the county or any other
      person under a lease, lease and sublease or any  other  agreement  shall
      not  act  to  abrogate or limit the foregoing exemption, notwithstanding
      that the lessee, user, occupant or  person  in  possession  shall  claim
      ownership for federal income tax purposes.
        2.  Any  bonds  issued  by the agency pursuant to this title, together
      with the income therefrom, shall at all times be exempt from taxation.
        3. The state  hereby  covenants  with  the  purchasers  and  with  all
      subsequent  holders  and  transferees  of  bonds  issued  by  the agency
      pursuant to this title,  in  consideration  of  the  acceptance  of  and
      payment  for  the bonds, that the bonds of the agency issued pursuant to
      this title and the income therefrom and all revenues, moneys, and  other
      property  pledged to pay or to secure the payment of such bonds shall at
      all times be free from taxation.
        4. The agency may pay, or may enter into agreements with the county or
      any municipality to pay, a sum or  sums  annually  or  otherwise  or  to
      provide  other considerations with respect to of the real property owned
      by the agency located within the county or such municipality.