Illinois § 17

§ 17.

A resolution of the Authority authorizing the issuance of any notes or bonds or any issue thereof under this Act may provide for: (a) Pledging or assigning or granting a lien on or security interest in all or any part of the fees and charges made or received by the Authority, and all or any part of the moneys received in payment of mortgage or other loans and interest thereon, and other moneys received or to be received, to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of any issue thereof, and subject to such agreements with bondholders or noteholders as may then exist; (b) Pledging or assigning or granting a lien on or security interest in all or any part of the revenue of the Authority, including payments or income from mortgages or other loans and obligations owned or held by the Authority, or pledging or assigning or granting a lien on or security interest in any obligations owned or held by the Authority, to secure the payment of the notes or bonds issued under this Act or of any issue of such notes or bonds, subject to such agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist; (c) Pledging or assigning or granting a lien on or security interest in any loan, grant, or contribution from the federal, State, or local government, if authorized by the terms of such loan, grant or contribution; (d) The use and disposition of the gross income from mortgages or other loans owned by the Authority and payment of the principal of mortgages and other loans owned by the Authority; (e) The setting aside of reserves or sinking funds and the regulation and disposition thereof; (f) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of notes or bonds may be applied and pledging or assigning or granting a lien on or security interest in such proceeds to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of any issue thereof; (g) Limitations on the issuance of additional notes or bonds; the terms upon which additional notes or bonds may be issued and secured; and the refunding of outstanding or other notes or bonds; (h) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with noteholders or bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of notes or bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given; (i) Vesting in a trustee or trustees such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the Authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of the trustee appointed by the bondholders pursuant to this Act and limiting or abrogating the right of the bondholders to appoint a trustee or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; (j) With respect to Affordable Housing Program Trust Fund Bonds or Notes, pledging or assigning or granting a lien on or security interest in Trust Fund Moneys as provided in Section 9 of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act, to secure such bonds and notes, and vesting in any trustee for the holders of such bonds and notes any and all rights, powers, and assignments to receive, hold and apply such Trust Fund Moneys and the proceeds thereof, to the extent permitted by Section 9 of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act, to secure or pay such bonds and notes; (k) Any other matters, of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the notes or bonds issued by the Authority. Any pledge, assignment, lien or security interest or grant made pursuant to this Act or pursuant to Section 9 of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act shall be valid and binding and immediately effective, upon its being made or granted, without any physical delivery, filing, recording or further act, and shall be valid and binding as against, and superior to any claims of all others having claims of any kind against the Authority or any other person, irrespective of whether such other parties have notice of the pledge, assignment, lien or security interest. (Source: P.A. 88-93.)