Guam § 14210 - Covenants and Agreements That May Be Contained in Indenture.

§ 14210. Covenants and Agreements That May Be Contained in Indenture.

An indenture pursuant to which bonds are issued may include any and all covenants and agreements

on the part of the Authority as the Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limiting the

generality of the foregoing, any one or more of the following:

(a) A provision that payments of principal and interest of bonds shall be secured by all or by part

of revenues and provisions creating one or more funds or accounts to be held by the Authority into

which all or any part of revenues shall be deposited:

(1) for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds at or prior to maturity; or

(2) for reserve or sinking funds for the further security of bonds.

(3) All moneys in any such fund or account shall be paid out by the Authority or its agent to

pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due or when redeemed or purchased prior to

maturity, as provided in any indenture.

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(b) A provision requiring the Authority or its agent, as trustee as hereinafter provided, to pay or

cause to be paid punctually the principal of all such bonds and the interest thereon on the date or dates,

or at the place or places and in the manner mentioned in such bonds and in the coupons appertaining

thereto in accordance with such indenture.

(c) A provision requiring the Authority to operate the system continuously, to the extent

reasonably practicable under conditions as they may from time to time exist, in an efficient and

economical manner.

(d) A provision requiring the Authority to maintain the system and to make all necessary repairs,

renewals and replacements to the system and to keep the system at all times in good working order

and condition.

(e) A provision requiring the Authority to preserve and protect the security of the bonds and the

rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and defend such rights.

(f) A provision requiring the Authority to pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged

all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or other charges which, if unpaid, might become a

lien or charge upon revenues or any part thereof, or which might impair the security of the bonds.

(g) A provision which limits, restricts or prohibits any right, power or privilege of the Authority

to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, lease or dispose of the system or any part thereof, in any

manner that impairs or impedes the operation of the system or any part thereof necessary to secure

adequate revenues or that otherwise impairs or impedes the right of the holders of bonds with respect

to such revenues.

(h) A provision requiring the Authority to fix, prescribe and collect annually rates or other charges

in connection with the water and sewer services furnished from the system which, together with other

available revenues, will be:

(1) sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due and

payable, together with such additional sums as may be required for any bond reserve fund or

account or other fund or account created by the indenture for the security of such bonds;

(2) sufficient to pay the annual system operation and maintenance costs; and

(3) in such additional amount as shall be provided in the indenture for the further security or

protection of such bonds.

(i) A provision that no water or sewer service shall be furnished free of charge to any person,

except to the extent permitted by the indenture.

(j) A provision requiring the Authority to hold or cause to be held in trust the revenues or any part

of revenues pledged to the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, or to any fund or account

created by any indenture relating to such bonds for the further security or protection of such bonds and

to apply such revenues or any part of revenues or cause them to be applied only as provided in the

indenture and to invest all or any part of such revenues pending such application in such securities and

subject to such limitations as are specified in the indenture.

(k) A provision defining the power of the Authority in applying the proceeds of the sale of any

issue of bonds for the acquiring, constructing or completing of the system or any part thereof.

(l) A provision permitting the Authority to issue additional bonds or one or more additional series

of bonds, equally secured with bonds theretofore issued under the indenture, for the purpose of

acquiring, constructing or completing, improving or extending the system or any part thereof or for

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the purpose of refunding any prior bonds or any other prior obligations of the Authority; and a

provision limiting the power of the Authority to issue any additional bonds so secured or any other

additional bonds for such purpose.

(m) A provision requiring, specifying or limiting the kind, amount and character of insurance (or

any reserve fund or funds in lieu of insurance) to be maintained by the Authority on the system or any

part thereof and the use and disposition of the proceeds of any such insurance thereafter collected or

of the moneys in any such reserve fund.

(n) A provision specifying the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or

all of the bonds of the Authority then or thereafter issued may become or be declared due and payable

prior to maturity, and the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may

be waived.

(o) A provision designating the rights, limitations, powers and duties arising upon breach by the

Authority of any of the covenants, conditions or obligations contained in the indenture.

(p) A provision prescribing a procedure by which the terms and conditions of the indenture may

be subsequently amended or modified with the consent of the Authority and the vote or written consent

of the holders of a specified principal amount or specified proportion of the bonds issued and

outstanding, including provisions for meetings of bondholders and for the manner in which the consent

of the bondholders may be given and specifically stating the effect of such amendment or modification

upon the rights of the holders of all of the bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto, whether

attached thereto or detached therefrom.

(q) With respect to any provision relating to the modification or amendment of an indenture, the

Authority may agree that bonds held by the Authority, Guam, the United States or any instrumentality

of either thereof (including every public corporation, political subdivision, city, county, district, board,

agency or instrumentality of any kind of class) shall not be counted as outstanding bonds, or be entitled

to vote or assent, but shall, nevertheless, be subject to any such modification or amendment.

(r) A provision limiting the right of action by individual bondholders in the event of a default by

the Authority or proscribing the procedure for the conduct of any such action by an individual

bondholder.

(s) A provision permitting the Authority to purchase outstanding bonds of the Authority from any

moneys or funds or accounts referred to in the indenture or otherwise legally available for such

purpose.

(t) A provision for any working capital fund or account or contingency fund or account relating

to the system.

(u) A provision for the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds or coupons.

(v) A provision or provisions relating to such other acts and matters as may be necessary or

convenient or desirable in order better to secure the bonds or to make the bonds more marketable.