Effective 28 Aug 2006

100.281. Project plan, approval procedure — board to review and grant loan, when — borrowing power — sale of bonds. — 1. A request for a loan from the development and reserve fund, the infrastructure development fund, the export finance fund, or the jobs now fund to fund export trade activities or to carry out a project shall be in the form of an application for the project to the board, which application shall be in such form as the board may specify. After reviewing the application and such other information as the board may require, the board may grant all or a part of the loan request, provided the board determines that:

(1) The project will be a benefit to the economy or infrastructure of the state;

(2) The project will generate sufficient revenues or the borrower will otherwise have sufficient revenues available to enable the borrower to repay the loan to the development and reserve fund, the infrastructure development fund, the export finance fund, or the jobs now fund, along with any interest to be charged; and

(3) In the case of an infrastructure facility project, the loan will not exceed ten million dollars.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all development agencies, as defined in section 100.255, shall have the power to borrow funds from the board for any project, to contract with the board, and to furnish a security interest in any of their revenues or properties to the board to secure a loan from the board and to issue notes in evidence thereof upon such terms as such development agencies shall determine.

3. When the board issues bonds to provide loans for more than one infrastructure project, the board shall make a reasonable effort to sell the bonds to a purchaser that represents a group consisting of more than one underwriter.

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(L. 1985 H.B. 416, A.L. 1986 S.B. 664 merged with S.B. 731 merged with H.B. 989 & 1390, A.L. 1989 H.B. 378, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1564, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1155, A.L. 2006 S.B. 718)