Exhibit 12.1



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|                                                            |  | For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |        
|                                                            |  | 2009                                     |         |   | 2008 |   |         | 2007 |  |   | 2006    |   |  | 2005 |        
|                                                            |  | (in thousands, except ratios)            |        
|Income from continuing operations before minority interests |  | $                                        | 117,352 |   |      | $ | 146,531 |      |  | $ | 171,898 |   |  | $    | 154,350 |   |  | $ | 22,925  |  
|Fixed charges                                               |  |                                          | 132,691 |   |      |   | 128,861 |      |  |   | 126,975 |   |  |      | 123,553 |   |  |   | 116,134 |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                        |  |                                          | 2,263   |   |      |   | 1,287   |      |  |   | 1,945   |   |  |      | 3,186   |   |  |   | 3,276   |  
|Capitalized interest                                        |  |                                          | (1,062  | ) |      |   | (6,548  | )    |  |   | (1,673  | ) |  |      | (1,180  | ) |  |   | (21     | )
|Minority interests                                          |  |                                          | 1,992   |   |      |   | 2,729   |      |  |   | 648     |   |  |      | 420     |   |  |   | 514     |  
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|Earnings                                                    |  | $                                        | 253,236 |   |      | $ | 272,860 |      |  | $ | 299,793 |   |  | $    | 280,329 |   |  | $ | 142,828 |  
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|Interest expense, net of capitalized interest               |  | $                                        | 101,407 |   |      | $ | 88,962  |      |  | $ | 90,528  |   |  | $    | 87,952  |   |  | $ | 84,905  |  
|Capitalized interest                                        |  |                                          | 1,062   |   |      |   | 6,548   |      |  |   | 1,673   |   |  |      | 1,180   |   |  |   | 21      |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                         |  |                                          | 8,282   |   |      |   | 4,831   |      |  |   | 3,835   |   |  |      | 2,976   |   |  |   | 3,106   |  
|Interest portion of rental expense (1)                      |  |                                          | 1,515   |   |      |   | 1,435   |      |  |   | 1,145   |   |  |      | 738     |   |  |   | 636     |  
|Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability       |  |                                          | 20,425  |   |      |   | 27,085  |      |  |   | 29,794  |   |  |      | 30,707  |   |  |   | 27,466  |  
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|Total fixed charges                                         |  | $                                        | 132,691 |   |      | $ | 128,861 |      |  | $ | 126,975 |   |  | $    | 123,553 |   |  | $ | 116,134 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                          |  |                                          | 1.91    |   |      |   | 2.12    |      |  |   | 2.36    |   |  |      | 2.27    |   |  |   | 1.23    |  
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|(1) | A 10.0% factor was utilized to calculate the interest portion of rental expense, which the Authority believes to be a reasonable approximation.
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