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**1780-28** LOAN RESOLUTION SECURITY AGREEMENT OMB. NO. 0575-0015

(Revised 2/15/00)

A RESOLUTION OF THE

OF THE

AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS IN THE

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FOR THE PURPOSE

OF PROVIDING A PORTION OF THE COST OF ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING A

, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION, HANDLING, AND

DISPOSITION OF REVENUES THEREFROM, AND AUTHORIZING MAKINGS OF PROMISSORY
NOTE(S),

SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, AND PLEDGES OF REVENUES TO EVIDENCE AND SECURE THE
PAYMENT OF

SAID INDEBTEDNESS AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the , (hereinafter

referred to as the \"Organization\"), was organized under

for the purpose of providing a

(hereinafter referred to as the

\"Facility\") to serve the Members of the said Organization; and

WHEREAS, a meeting of the members of the said organization was held on
the day of

pursuant to proper notice thereof to consider plans for the acquisition
and construction methods of financing the Facility:

and, as shown by the minutes of said meeting, of the members of record
of the organization there were

present and voting , and by a recorded majority vote, the Facility and
its financing authorized; and,

WHEREAS, the proposed Facility is to be constructed and equipped in
accordance with plans, and specifications

prepared by

and in order to finance the Facility, the

(hereinafter referred to as the "Board") is authorized and empowered, in
their discretion, for and in the name of the organization,

to make application to the United States of America, acting through the
United States Department of Agriculture,

(hereinafter referred to as the \"Government\"), for financial
assistance; to cause the execution and delivery of a

promissory note or notes or other evidence of indebtedness (hereinafter
referred to as the \"note\"), and appropriate security instruments

to secure any loan or loans made or insured by the Government; to comply
with any requirements, terms or conditions prescribed by the

Government or by Government regulations; and to execute contracts or
enter into agreements and, without limitation, to take any and

all other action as may be necessary, incidental or appropriate to
finance, acquire, construct, complete, and/or equip the Facility for and

on behalf of the Organization.

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the Board as follows:

Section 1. (Determination of Board). That it is necessary to defray a
portion of the costs of financing the Facility by obtaining

a loan made or insured by the Government in accordance with applicable
provisions of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development

Act, it being determined that the Organization is unable to obtain
sufficient credit elsewhere to finance the Facility, taking into

consideration prevailing private and cooperative rates and terms
currently available;

**Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 1 hour per response, Including the time for
reviewing instructions,**

**searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments**

**regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to
Department of**

**Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W, Washington, DC
20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction**

**Project (OMB No. 0575-0015), Washington, DC 20503.**

Section 2. (Terms of Loan). That the Organization borrow and issue as
evidence

thereof an installment promissory note in the form prescribed by the
Government for the full principal amount of the loan.

The note shall be signed by the President, attested by the Secretary and
have the corporate seal of the Organization affixed

thereto, and shall bear interest from its date, which shall be the date
of delivery at a rate not to exceed percent per annum;

the principal and interest shall be paid over a period of years in
accordance with the payment schedule set forth in

the promissory note, until the principal and interest are fully paid
except the final payment of the entire indebtedness, if not

sooner paid, shall be due and payable years from the date of the note.
Each payment shall be applied first to the

payment of the accrued interest and second to the payment of the
principal. Prepayments of any installment may be made

in any amount at any time at the option of the Organization.

Section 3. (Assignment and Pledge of Revenue). The indebtedness hereby
authorized to be incurred, together with the

interest thereon, shall be payable from the gross income and revenue to
be derived from the operation of the Facility, a

sufficient portion of which, to pay the principal and interest as and
when the same shall become due, is hereby assigned, and

pledged and shall be set aside for that purpose and this assignment and
pledge shall extend to and include any assessments

that may be levied pursuant to Section 5 (d) hereof.

Section 4. (Protection and Disposition of Funds). The

of the Organization shall be the custodian of all funds of the
Organization. Funds may be deposited in institutions insured

by the State or Federal Government or invested in readily marketable
securities backed by the full faith and credit of the

United States. Any income from these accounts will be considered as
revenues of the system.

The is hereby directed to establish the following accounts into which
the current funds

of the Organization, note proceeds, the revenues from the Facility and
any other income shall be deposited, which accounts

shall be continually maintained, except as otherwise provided, so long
as the indebtedness hereby authorized remains unpaid:

\(a\) Construction Account.

The proceeds of the borrowing hereby authorized not disbursed
contemporaneously with loan closing for incurred Facility

costs, and at least the amount of to be contributed by the Organization
from the collection of initial

connection fees, membership fees or contributions shall be deposited in
the Construction Account which shall be established

as required by the Government. Withdrawals from the construction account
shall be made only on checks signed by the

of the Organization as authorized by the Board from time to time,

and with prior concurrence of the Government. At the option of the
Government, the construction account may be established

as a \"supervised bank account\". Amounts in the supervised bank account
exceeding \$100,000 shall be secured by the depository

bank in advance in accordance with U.S. Treasury Department Circular No.
176. Withdrawals from a supervised bank account

shall be made only on checks signed by the of the Organization and
countersigned by

an authorized official of the Department of Agriculture. The
Organization's share of any insurance or liquidated damages

and other monies paid by defaulting contractors or their sureties will
be deposited in the Construction Account to assure

completion of the Facility. When all construction costs have been paid
in full, any balance remaining in the Construction

Account may be applied on the loan or used for other authorized purposes
that have been approved by the Government

and the Construction Account shall be closed.

\(b\) General Account

As soon as the facility becomes revenue producing, all funds received
shall be set aside in an account to be designated as the

General Account, and disbursements and transfers from this account shall
be in the following priority: Debt Service,

Operations and Maintenance, transfers to Reserve Account. Monies
deposited in the General Account shall be used only in

the manner and order as follows:

\(1\) Borrowers making monthly USDA Debt Service Payments shall use the
General Account for making such

payments plus operating and maintenance expenses. Also, funds will be
transferred from this account to the Reserve Account

in accordance with (d) below.

\(2\) Borrowers making other than monthly USDA Debt Service Payments
shall use the General Account to pay

operating and maintenance expenses. Other transfers from this account
will be made in the following order: (i) Transfers

to the Debt Service Account will be made in accordance with (c) below,
(ii) Transfers to the Reserve Account will be made in

accordance with (d) below.

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\(c\) Debt Service Account

For borrowers on other than monthly debt service payments, transfers, in
proportion to income availability, shall be made

from the General Account and set aside in an account designated as the
Debt Service Account, in sufficient amounts which

will accumulate for the next installment on the note.

(d) Reserve Account

> From the remaining funds in the General Account, after transfers and
> payments required in (b)(1) or (b)(2) and (c), there
>
> shall be set aside into an account(s) designated as the Reserve
> Account(s) the sum of
>
> each month until the sum of is reached. With the prior written
> approval of the Government,\
> funds may be withdrawn and used for such things as loan installments,
> emergency maintenance, extensions to facilities\
> and replacement of short-lived assets, subject to conditions
> established by the Government.
>
> \(e\) Whenever there shall accumulate in the General Account amounts
> in excess of those required in

subsections (b)(1) and (2), (c), and (d), such excess will be used by
the organization to make prepayments

on the loan or retained in the General Account.

\(f\) The accounts required in subsections (b)(1) and (2), (c), and (d)
may be established and maintained

as bookkeeping accounts or as separate bank accounts at the election of
the Organization, unless otherwise

directed by the Government.

Section 5. (Other Covenants and Agreements of the Organization). The
Organization covenants and agrees that so long

as the indebtedness hereby authorized remains unpaid;

\(a\) It will indemnify the Government for any payments made or losses
suffered by the Government.

\(b\) It will comply with applicable State laws and regulations and
continually operate and maintain the Facility

in good condition.

\(c\) It will impose and collect such rates and charges that gross
revenues will be sufficient at all times to provide

for payment of the operation and maintenance thereof; the installment
payments on the note; and the maintenance of

the various funds herein created. All service rendered by or use of the
Facility shall be subject to the full rates prescribed in

the rules and regulations of the Organization; no free service by or use
of the Facility will be permitted.

\(d\) It will cause to be levied and collected such assessments as may
be necessary to operate and maintain the

Facility in good condition and meet installment payments on the note
when the same become due if, for any reason, gross

revenues are insufficient.

\(e\) It will establish and maintain such books and records relating to
the operation of the system and its

financial affairs, and will provide for the annual audit thereof, in
such manner as may be required by the Government; will

provide the Government without its request a copy of each such audit;
and will make and forward to the Government such

additional information and reports as it may from time to time require.

\(f\) It will provide the Government, at all reasonable times, access to
all books and records relating to the

Facility and access to the property of the Facility so that the
Government may ascertain that the Organization is complying

with the provisions hereof and with the provisions of other instruments
incident to the making or insuring of the loan.

\(g\) It will maintain at least such insurance and fidelity bond
coverage as may be required by the Government.

\(h\) It will not borrow any money from any source or enter into any
contract or agreement or incur any other

liabilities in connection with making extensions or improvements to the
Facility, exclusive of normal maintenance, without

obtaining the prior written consent of the Government.

\(i\) It will not cause or permit any voluntary dissolution of its
organization, or merge or consolidate with any

other organization, without obtaining the prior written consent of the
Government. It will not dispose of or transfer title

to the facility or any part thereof, including lands and interest in
lands, by sale, security instrument, lease or other

encumbrance, without obtaining the prior written consent of the
Government. Revenue in excess of the amount required to

maintain the accounts described by Section 4 herein will not be
distributed or transferred to any other organization or

legal entity.

\(j\) It will not modify or amend the Articles of Incorporation or the
Bylaws of the Organization without the

written consent of the Government,

\(k\) It will provide adequate service to all persons within the service
area who can feasibly and legally be served

and will obtain USDA's concurrence prior to refusing new or adequate
services to such persons. Upon failure to provide

services which are feasible and legal, such person shall have a direct
right of action against the organization or public body.

\(l\) All present and future contract rights, accounts receivable, and
general intangibles arising in connection

with the facility are pledged as security for the loan.

\(m\) It will comply with the measures identified in the Government\'s
environmental impact analysis for this

facility for the purpose of avoiding or reducing adverse environmental
impacts of the facility's construction or operation.

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Section 6. (Security Instruments). In order to secure the payment of the
principal and interest of the note, the

President and Secretary of the Organization are hereby authorized and
directed to execute and deliver good and sufficient

lien instruments, where necessary, encumbering the properties and assets
both real and personal constituting said Facility, as

completed or as the same may be thereafter extended, including an
assignment and pledge of revenues and such other

instruments as may be prescribed by the Government

Section 7. (Refinancing). If at any time it shall appear to the
Government that the Organization is able to refinance

the amount of the indebtedness then outstanding, in whole or in part, by
obtaining a loan for such purposes from responsible

cooperative or private credit sources at reasonable rates and terms for
loans for similar purposes and periods of time, the

Organization will, upon request of the Government, apply for and accept
such loan in sufficient amount to repay the

Government and will take such actions as may be required in connection
with such loan.

Section 8. (\"Equal Employment Opportunity under Construction Contracts
and Nondiscrimination"). The President

and the Secretary be and they are hereby authorized and directed to
execute for and on behalf of the Organization, Form

RD 400-1, \"Equal Opportunity Agreement\", and Form RD 400-4,
\"Assurance Agreement\".

Section 9. In the case of a grant in the sum not to exceed , the
Organization

hereby accepts the grant under the terms as offered by the Government
and that the

and of the Organization are hereby authorized and empowered to take all
action necessary or

appropriate in the execution of all written instruments as may be
required in regard to or as evidence of such grant and the

Organization hereby resolves to operate the facility under the terms as
offered in said grant agreement(s).

Section 10. Default under the provisions of this agreement or any
instrument incident to the making or issuing of the

loan may be construed by the Government to constitute default under any
other instrument held by the Government and

executed or assumed by the Organization, and default under any such
instrument may be construed by the Government to

constitute default hereunder.

Section 11. (Resolution of Contract). The provisions hereof and the
provisions of all instruments incident to the making

or the insuring of the loan, unless otherwise specifically provided by
the terms of such instruments, shall constitute a contract

between the Organization and the Government or assignee so long as the
note hereby authorized remains unpaid.

Section 12. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and
after the day of

, being the date of its enactment.

The vote was: Yeas Nays Absent

(SEAL) (if applicable) By

Attest: Title

Title

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned, as secretary of the

hereby certify that the of such Organization or Corporation is composed
of **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

members of whom **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** , constituting a quorum, were
present at a meeting thereof duly called and held on the day

of ; that the foregoing resolution was adopted at such meeting by the
vote shown

above, and that said resolution has not been rescinded or amended in any
way.

Dated, this day of .

Secretary of

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