Guam § 79403 - Powers of Authority with Respect to Bonds or Obligations.
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§ 79403. Powers of Authority with Respect to Bonds or Obligations.
In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations, and in order to secure the
payment of such bonds or obligations, the Authority, in addition to its other powers, may:
(a) pledge all or any part of its gross or net rents, fees or revenues, to which its right then exists,
or may thereafter come into existence;
(b) mortgage all or any part of its real or personal property, then owned or thereafter acquired;
(c) covenant against pledging all or any part of its rents, fees and revenues, or against mortgaging
all or any part of its real or personal property, to which its right or title then exists or may thereafter
come into existence or against permitting or suffering any lien on such revenues or property; covenant
with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any project or any part
thereof; and covenant as to what other, or additional debts or obligations may be incurred by it;
(d) covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of such bonds in escrow or
otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds thereof; provide for the replacement of
lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds; covenant against extending the time of the payment of its bonds or
interest thereon; and to covenant for redemption of the bonds and to provide the term and conditions
thereof;
(e) covenant subject to the limitations contained in this Article, as to the rents and fees to be
charged in the operation of projects, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by rents,
fees and other revenues, and as to the use and disposition to be made thereof; create or authorize the
creation of special funds for moneys held for construction or operating costs, debt services, reserves
or other purpose, and covenant as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in such funds;
(f) prescribe 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;
(g) covenant as to the use, maintenance and replacement of any or all of its real or personal
property, the insurance to be carried thereon, and the use and disposition of insurance moneys;
(h) covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach by it of any
covenant, condition or obligation; and covenant and prescribed as to events of default and terms and
conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations shall become or may be declared due
before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences
may be waived;
(i) vest in any obligee of the Authority the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any
covenants securing or relating to the bonds; vest in an obligee or obligees holding a specified amount
in bonds the right, in the event of a default by the Authority, to take possession of and use, operate and
manage any project or any part thereof or any funds connected therewith, and to collect the rents and
revenues arising therefrom, and to dispose of such moneys in accordance with the agreement of the
Authority with said obligees; provide for the powers and duties of such obligees and limit the liabilities
thereof; and provide the terms and conditions upon which such obligees may enforce any covenant or
rights securing or relating to the bonds; and
(j) exercise all or any part or combination of the powers herein granted; make covenants and do
any and all such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its
bonds, or in the absolute discretion of the Authority, as will tend to make the bonds more marketable
notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated herein.
COL 20240430
CH. 79 HAGÅTÑA RESTORATION AND REDEVELOPMENT ACT
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 79403 ("Powers of Authority with Respect to Bonds or Obligations.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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