Exhibit 12.1



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|                                                                                   |  | For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |        
|                                                                                   |  | 2010                                     |         |   | 2009 |   |         | 2008 |  |   | 2007    |   |  | 2006 |        
|                                                                                   |  | (in thousands, except ratios)            |        
|Net income                                                                         |  | $                                        | 7,454   |   |      | $ | 117,352 |      |  | $ | 146,531 |   |  | $    | 171,898 |   |  | $ | 154,350 |  
|Fixed charges                                                                      |  |                                          | 133,737 |   |      |   | 132,691 |      |  |   | 128,861 |   |  |      | 126,975 |   |  |   | 123,553 |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                               |  |                                          | 2,110   |   |      |   | 2,263   |      |  |   | 1,287   |   |  |      | 1,945   |   |  |   | 3,186   |  
|Capitalized interest                                                               |  |                                          | (66     | ) |      |   | (1,062  | )    |  |   | (6,548  | ) |  |      | (1,673  | ) |  |   | (1,180  | )
|Non-controlling interests                                                          |  |                                          | 2,258   |   |      |   | 1,992   |      |  |   | 2,729   |   |  |      | 648     |   |  |   | 420     |  
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|Earnings                                                                           |  | $                                        | 145,493 |   |      | $ | 253,236 |      |  | $ | 272,860 |   |  | $    | 299,793 |   |  | $ | 280,329 |  
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|Interest expense, includes accretion of bond discount, net of capitalized interest |  | $                                        | 109,578 |   |      | $ | 101,407 |      |  | $ | 88,962  |   |  | $    | 90,528  |   |  | $ | 87,952  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                               |  |                                          | 66      |   |      |   | 1,062   |      |  |   | 6,548   |   |  |      | 1,673   |   |  |   | 1,180   |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                |  |                                          | 7,206   |   |      |   | 8,282   |      |  |   | 4,831   |   |  |      | 3,835   |   |  |   | 2,976   |  
|Interest portion of rental expense (1)                                             |  |                                          | 1,461   |   |      |   | 1,515   |      |  |   | 1,435   |   |  |      | 1,145   |   |  |   | 738     |  
|Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability                              |  |                                          | 15,426  |   |      |   | 20,425  |      |  |   | 27,085  |   |  |      | 29,794  |   |  |   | 30,707  |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                |  | $                                        | 133,737 |   |      | $ | 132,691 |      |  | $ | 128,861 |   |  | $    | 126,975 |   |  | $ | 123,553 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                 |  |                                          | 1.09    |   |      |   | 1.91    |      |  |   | 2.12    |   |  |      | 2.36    |   |  |   | 2.27    |  
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|(1) | A 10% factor was utilized to calculate the interest portion of rental expense, which the Authority believes to be a reasonable approximation.
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