Oklahoma § 73-371 - Financing authority for construction, repair and

§ 73-371. Financing authority for construction, repair and

rehabilitation of Greer Center Facility.

A. The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is hereby

authorized to acquire real property or interests therein, together

with improvements located thereon, and personal property and invest

capital into improvements for purposes of construction, repair and

rehabilitation of a Greer Center Facility located on the grounds of

the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid in Enid, Oklahoma.

The Authority may hold title to the real property and

improvements until such time as any obligations issued for this

purpose are retired or defeased and may lease the real property and

improvements to the Department of Human Services. Upon final

redemption or defeasance of the obligations created pursuant to this

section, title to the real property and improvements shall be

transferred from the Authority to the Department of Human Services.

B. For the purpose of paying the costs for acquisition of the

real property and improvements and personal property authorized in

subsection A of this section, and for the purpose authorized in

subsection C of this section, the Authority is hereby authorized to

borrow monies on the credit of the income and revenues to be derived

from the leasing of such real property and improvements and, in

anticipation of collection of such income and revenues, issue

negotiable obligations in the amount sufficient to generate net

proceeds of Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000.00) after providing

for costs of issuance, credit enhancement, reserves and other

associated expenses related to the financing. The Authority is

authorized to capitalize interest on the obligations issued pursuant

to the authority granted by this section for a period not to exceed

one (1) year from the date of issuance. It is the intent of the

Legislature to appropriate to the Department of Human Services

sufficient monies to make rental payments for the purposes of

retiring the obligations created pursuant to this section.

C. To the extent funds are available, the Authority shall

provide for the payment of professional fees and associated costs

approved by the Authority.

D. The Authority may issue obligations in one or more series

and in conjunction with other issues of the Authority. The

Authority is authorized to hire bond counsel, financial consultants

and such other professionals as it may deem necessary to provide for

the efficient sale of the obligations and may utilize a portion of

the proceeds of any borrowing to create such reserves as may be

deemed necessary and to pay costs associated with the issuance and

administration of such obligations.

E. The obligations authorized under this section may be sold at

either competitive or negotiated sale, as determined by the

Authority, and in such form and at such prices as may be authorized

by the Authority. The Authority may enter into agreements with such

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credit enhancers and liquidity providers as may be determined

necessary to efficiently market the obligations. The obligations

may mature and have such provisions for redemption as shall be

determined by the Authority, but in no event shall the final

maturity of such obligations occur later than twenty (20) years from

the first principal maturity date.

F. Any interest earnings on funds or accounts created for the

purposes of this section may be utilized as partial payment of the

annual debt service or for the purposes directed by the Authority.

G. The obligations issued under this section, the transfer

thereof and the interest earned on such obligations including any

profit derived from the sale thereof, shall not be subject to

taxation of any kind by the State of Oklahoma, or by any county,

municipality or political subdivision therein.

H. The Authority may direct the investment of all monies in any

funds or accounts created in connection with the offering of the

obligations authorized under this section. Such investments shall

be made in a manner consistent with the investment guidelines of the

State Treasurer. The Authority may place additional restrictions on

the investment of such monies if necessary to enhance the

marketability of the obligations.

Added by Laws 2020, c. 79, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 2020.