Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb468%20intr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=468
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(By Senators Kessler (Mr. President), Unger, Browning, Laird, Miller, Palumbo, Beach, Yost, Williams, Plymale, Klempa and McCabe)
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-26-2, §29-26-5 and §29-26-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto eight new sections, designated §29-26-7, §29-26-8, §29-26-9, §29-26-10, §29-26-11, §29-26-12, §29-26-13 and §29-26-14, all relating to providing the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority with the ability to issue bonds to raise funds for paying the costs of approved modifications or construction of courthouse facilities.
That §29-26-2, §29-26-5 and §29-26-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto eight new sections, designated §29-26-7, §29-26-8, §29-26-9, §29-26-10, §29-26-11, §29-26-12, §29-26-13 and §29-26-14, all to read as follows:
(c) “Bonds” means bonds or other debt instruments of the authority issued pursuant to this article, whether the interest thereon is taxable or tax-exempt for federal income tax purposes;
(c) (d) "Cost" means the cost of construction, renovation, repair and safety upgrading of courthouse facilities; the cost of land, equipment, machinery, furnishings, installation of utilities and other similar items convenient in connection with placing a courthouse facility in operation; and the cost of financing, interest during construction, professional service fees and all other charges or expenses necessary, appurtenant or incidental to the modification or construction of a courthouse facility; and
(d) (e) "Courthouse facility" means buildings or structures, or any portion thereof, which are owned by the county and occupied exclusively by offices of county and judicial officials or by courtrooms, county jails or detention centers, day report centers, or other offices in which activities related to the operations of county governments take place; and
(f) “Refunding bonds” means bonds or other debt instruments of the authority issued pursuant to this article to refund all or any part of bonds or other debt instruments issued by the authority pursuant to this article.
(d) Contract with and employ attorneys, bond counsel, accountants, underwriters, financial advisors, trustees, construction and financial experts, architects, engineers, managers and such other employees and agents that are necessary in the judgment of the authority and fix their compensation;
(h) Issue bonds of the authority from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of this article, to fulfill the purposes set forth in this article;
(h) (i) Identify any alternative sources of funding, whether privately or publicly administered, and assist county applicants in the securing of alternative sources of funding; and
(i) (j) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers given in this article.
(b) The authority shall undertake a study on the condition and state of need of every courthouse facility throughout the State of West Virginia, and shall determine the estimated cost of the improvements which are necessary to bring each facility into conformity with requirements outlined in this article. The authority shall submit to the Legislature, on or before the first day of January, two thousand two, a report which shall contain the estimate of the cost, a plan for the financing of the cost, and an estimated prioritized schedule for the implementation and financing of the improvements to be made pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(c) The moneys of the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund shall be disbursed by the authority for the payment of debt service on bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, funding of approved modifications or construction of court courthouse facilities and to pay expenses of the authority in administering the provisions of this article.
§29-26-7. West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority authorized to issue bonds and pay debt service on bonds with funds from West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund.
(a) The authority is expressly authorized to issue bonds and pay debt service on bonds pursuant to the provisions of this article with funds deposited into the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund.
(b) The bonds shall be authorized by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this article, and shall be secured, shall bear such date and shall mature at such time, not exceeding thirty years from the date of issue, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, including variable rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, carry such registration privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places and such time or times and be subject to such terms of redemption as the authority may authorize. The bonds of the authority may be sold by the authority, at public or private sale, at or not less than the price the authority determines. The bonds shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature by the chair of the authority and attested, manually or by facsimile signature, by the secretary of the board. In case any officer whose signature, or a facsimile of whose signature, appears on any bonds, notes or coupons ceases to be such officer before delivery of such bonds or notes, such signature or facsimile is nevertheless sufficient for all purposes the same as if he or she had remained in office until such delivery.
(c) After the authority has issued bonds authorized by this article and after the requirements of debt service and all associated funds have been satisfied for the fiscal year for which moneys deposited in the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund have been pledged, including coverage and reserve funds established in connection with the bonds issued pursuant to this article, any remaining balance in the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund may be used by the authority in its discretion to fund approved modification or construction of courthouse facilities and to pay expenses of the authority in administering the provisions of this article, all in accordance with the provisions of this article, on a cash basis. All amounts deposited in the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund shall be pledged to the repayment of the principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, on any bonds or refunding bonds authorized by the provisions of this article. The authority may further provide in any trust agreement for priorities on the funds deposited into the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund as may be necessary for the protection of the prior rights of the holders of bonds issued at different times under the provisions of this article.
§29-26-8. Trustee for bondholders; contents of trust agreement; pledge or assignment of revenues and funds.
For bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, in the discretion of the authority, any bonds, including refunding bonds issued by the authority, may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any bank or trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement may contain such binding covenants with the holders of such bonds as to any matter or provisions as are deemed necessary or advisable to the authority to enhance the marketability and security of such bonds and may also contain such other provisions with respect thereto as the authority may authorize and approve. Any resolution adopted by the authority or any trust agreement may contain a pledge or assignment of revenues to be received in connection with the financing.
§29-26-9. Refunding bonds.
Any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this article or any other provision of this code and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds or notes in such amount as it may deem necessary to refund the principal of the bonds or notes so to be refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon; to provide additional funds for the purposes of the authority; and to pay any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith. Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the redemption of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby. Such refunding bonds shall be issued in conformance with the provisions of this article.
§29-26-10. Obligations of authority undertaken pursuant to this article not debt of state, county, municipality or any political subdivision.
(a) Bonds, including refunding bonds, issued under the authority of this article and any other obligations undertaken by the authority pursuant to this article, shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit or taxing power of this state or of any county, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state, and the holders and owners thereof shall have no right to have taxes levied by the Legislature or the taxing authority of any county, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon, but such bonds and other obligations shall be payable solely from the revenues and funds pledged for their payment as authorized by this article unless the bonds are refunded by refunding bonds issued under the authority of this article, which bonds or refunding bonds shall be payable solely from revenues and funds pledged for their payment as authorized by this article.
(b) All such bonds, and all documents evidencing any other obligation, shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds or such other obligation as to both principal and interest, are not debts of the state or any county, municipality or political subdivision thereof, but are payable solely from revenues and funds pledged for their payment as authorized by this article.
§29-26-11. Negotiability of bonds issued pursuant to this article.
Whether or not the bonds issued pursuant to this article are of such form or character as to be negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code, such bonds are negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registration.
§29-26-12. Exemption from taxation.
All bonds of the authority, and all interest and income thereon, shall be exempt from all taxation by this state and any county, municipality, political subdivision or agency thereof, except inheritance taxes.
§29-26-13. Personal liability; persons executing bonds issued pursuant to this article.
Neither the members or officers of the authority or of any authority, agency or office, nor any person executing the bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall be liable personally on such bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
§29-26-14. Cumulative authority as to powers conferred; applicability of other statutes and charters; bonds issued pursuant to this article.
The provisions of this article relating to the issuance of bonds shall be construed as granting cumulative authority for the exercise of the various powers herein conferred, and neither the powers nor any bonds issued hereunder shall be affected or limited by any other statutory or charter provision now or hereafter in force, other than as may be provided in this article, it being the purpose and intention of this article to create full, separate and complete additional powers. The various powers conferred herein may be exercised independently and notwithstanding that no bonds are issued hereunder.
Note: The purpose of this bill is to provide the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority with the ability to issue bonds to raise funds for paying the costs of approved modifications or construction of courthouse facilities.
§29-26-7, §29-26-8, §29-26-9, §29-26-10, §29-26-11, §29-26-12, §29-26-13 and §29-26-14 are new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.