Washington § 54.24.050 - Covenants to secure owners of revenue obligations.

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§ 54.24.050. Covenants to secure owners of revenue obligations.

Any resolution creating any such special fund or authorizing the issue of revenue obligations payable therefrom, or by such alternate method of payment as may be provided therein, shall specify the title of such revenue obligations as determined by the commission and may contain covenants by the district to protect and safeguard the security and the rights of the owners thereof, including covenants as to, among other things:
(1) The purpose or purposes to which the proceeds of sale of such obligations may be applied and the use and disposition thereof;
(2) The use and disposition of the gross revenues of the public utility, and any additions or betterments thereto or extensions thereof, the cost of which is to be defrayed with such proceeds, including the creation and maintenance of funds for working capital to be used in the operation of the public utility and for renewals and replacements to the public utility;
(3) The amount, if any, of additional revenue obligations payable from such fund which may be issued and the terms and conditions on which such additional revenue obligations may be issued;
(4) The establishment and maintenance of adequate rates and charges for electric energy, water, and other services, facilities, and commodities sold, furnished, or supplied by the public utility;
(5) The operation, maintenance, management, accounting, and auditing of the public utility;
(6) The terms and prices upon which such revenue obligations or any of them may be redeemed at the election of the district;
(7) Limitations upon the right to dispose of such public utility or any part thereof without providing for the payment of the outstanding revenue obligations; and
(8) The appointment of trustees, depositaries, and paying agents to receive, hold, disburse, invest, and reinvest all or any part of the income, revenues, receipts, and profits derived by the district from the operation, ownership, and management of its public utility.
[ 1983 c 167 s 149; 1959 c 218 s 6; 1945 c 143 s 2; 1941 c 182 s 3; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 11611-3.]

Notes

Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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