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HI Rev Stat § 39A-116 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-116 Issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to finance projects.

 §39A-116 Issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to finance projects. (a) In addition to the other powers which it may otherwise have, the department may issue special purpose revenue bonds to finance, in whole or in part, the costs of facilities of, or for, or to loan the proceeds of such bonds to assist project parties. All revenue bonds issued under this part are special purpose revenue bonds and the provisions of part III of chapter 39 shall not apply thereto. All special purpose revenue bonds shall be issued in the name of the department and not in the name of the State.  (b) The department, in determining the cost of any project, may also include the following:  (1) Financing charges, fees, and expenses of any trustee and paying agents for special purpose revenue bonds issued to pay the cost of such project;  (2) Interest on such bonds and the expenses of the State in connection with such bonds and the project to be financed from the proceeds of such bonds accruing or incurred prior to and during the estimated period of construction and not exceeding twelve months thereafter;  (3) Amounts necessary to establish or increase reserves for the special purpose revenue bonds;  (4) The cost of plans, specifications, studies, surveys, and estimates of costs and of revenues;  (5) Other expenses incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project;  (6) Administration expenses;  (7) Legal, accounting, consulting, and other special service fees;  (8) Interest cost incurred by the project party with respect to the project prior to the issuance of the special purpose revenue bonds; and  (9) Such other costs, commissions, and expenses incidental to the construction, acquisition, reconstruction, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement, betterment, operation, maintenance, or extension of the project, the financing, placing of same in operation, and the issuance of the special purpose revenue bonds, whether incurred prior to or after the issuance of such bonds.  (c) The legislature finds and determines that the exercise of the powers vested in the department by this part constitutes assistance to a processing enterprise and that the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to finance facilities of, or for, or to loan the proceeds of such bonds to assist, project parties, is in the public interest. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2; am L 1982, c 147, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-118 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-118 Special purpose revenue bond anticipation notes.

 §39A-118 Special purpose revenue bond anticipation notes. Whenever the department has authorized the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds under this part, special purpose revenue bond anticipation notes of the department may be issued in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds and of the receipt of the proceeds of sale thereof, for the purposes for which such bonds have been authorized. All special purpose revenue bond anticipation notes shall be authorized by the department, and the maximum principal amount of such notes shall not exceed the authorized principal amount of such bonds. The notes shall be payable solely from and secured solely by the proceeds of sale of the special purpose revenue bonds in anticipation of which the notes are issued and the revenues from which would be payable and by which would be secured such bonds; provided that to the extent that the principal of the notes shall be paid from moneys other than the proceeds of sale of such bonds, the maximum amount of bonds in anticipation of which the notes are issued that has been authorized shall be reduced by the amount of notes paid in such manner. The authorization, issuance, and the details of such notes shall be governed by the provisions of this part with respect to special purpose revenue bonds insofar as the same may be applicable; provided that each note, together with all renewals and extensions thereof, or refundings thereof by other notes issued under this section, shall mature within five years from the date of the original note. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-120 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-120 Security for special purpose revenue bonds.

 §39A-120 Security for special purpose revenue bonds. Special purpose revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues derived by the department from payments made to the department under the project agreement or other agreements entered into with respect to the project, and shall be secured solely by such revenues and by the pledges and assignments authorized by this part. All special purpose revenue bonds of the same issue, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims, obligations, or mechanics' and materialmen's liens, shall have a prior and paramount lien on the revenues derived from the project agreement with respect to the project, for which such bonds have been issued, over and ahead of all special purpose revenue bonds of any issue payable from the revenues which may be subsequently issued and over and ahead of any claims or obligations of any nature against the revenues subsequently arising or subsequently incurred; provided that the department may reserve the right and privilege to subsequently issue additional series of special purpose revenue bonds, from time to time, payable from the revenues derived from such project agreement on a parity with the special purpose revenue bonds theretofore issued, and the subsequently issued series of special purpose revenue bonds may be secured, without priority by reason of date of sale, date of execution, or date of delivery, by a lien on the revenues in accordance with law, including this part. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-121 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-121 Special purpose revenue bonds not a general obligation of State.

 §39A-121 Special purpose revenue bonds not a general obligation of State. No holder or holders of any special purpose revenue bonds issued under this part shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of taxing power of the State to pay such bonds or the interest thereon and no moneys other than the revenues pledged to such bonds shall be applied to the payment thereof. Each special purpose revenue bond issued under this part shall recite in substance that such bond, including interest thereon, is not a general obligation of the State and is payable solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof, and that such bond is not secured directly or indirectly by the full faith and credit or the general credit of the State or by any revenues or taxes of the State other than the revenues specifically pledged thereto. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-122 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-122 Validity of special purpose revenue bonds.

 §39A-122 Validity of special purpose revenue bonds. The special purpose revenue bonds bearing the signature or facsimile signature of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the department. Special purpose revenue bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this part, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-123 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-123 Use of revenues derived from project agreement.

 §39A-123 Use of revenues derived from project agreement. The department shall have the right to appropriate, apply, or expend the revenues derived with respect to the project agreement for a project for the following purposes:  (1) To pay when due all special purpose revenue bonds, premiums if any, and interest thereon, for the payment of which the revenues are or have been pledged, charged, or otherwise encumbered, including reserves therefore; and  (2) To the extent not paid by the project party to provide for all expenses of administration, operations, and maintenance of the project, including reserves therefor. Unless and until adequate provision has been made for the foregoing purposes, the department shall not transfer the revenues derived from the project agreement to the general fund of the State. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-124 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-124 Special purpose revenue bonds exempt from taxation.

 §39A-124 Special purpose revenue bonds exempt from taxation. Special purpose revenue bonds and the income therefrom issued pursuant to this part shall be exempt from all state and county taxation except inheritance, transfer, and estate taxes. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-124.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-124.5 Federal tax exempt status. Special purpose revenue bonds issued pursuant to this part, to the extent practicable, shall be issued to comply with requirements imposed by applicable federal law providing that the interest on the special purpose revenue bonds shall be excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except as certain minimum taxes or environmental taxes may apply). The director of finance may enter into agreements, establish funds or accounts, and take any action required to comply with applicable federal law. Nothing in this part shall be deemed to prohibit the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds, the interest on which may be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. [L 1996, c 142, §3]

 §39A-124.5  Federal tax exempt status. Special purpose revenue bonds issued pursuant to this part, to the extent practicable, shall be issued to comply with requirements imposed by applicable federal law providing that the interest on the special purpose revenue bonds shall be excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except as certain minimum taxes or environmental taxes may apply). The director of finance may enter into agreements, establish funds or accounts, and take any action required to comply with applicable federal law. Nothing in this part shall be deemed to prohibit the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds, the interest on which may be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. [L 1996, c 142, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-125 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-125 Exemption from taxation of department property.

 §39A-125 Exemption from taxation of department property. All revenues derived by the department from any project or under the project agreement pertaining thereto shall be exempt from all state and county taxation. Any right, title, and interest of the department in any project shall also be exempt from all state and county taxation. Except as otherwise provided by law, the interest of the project party or user of such project in a project or under the project agreement or related agreement shall not be exempt from taxation to a greater extent than it would be if the costs of the project were directly financed by the project party or other user. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-126 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-126 Refunding special purpose revenue bonds.

 §39A-126 Refunding special purpose revenue bonds. The legislature, by act enacted by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members to which each house is entitled, may authorize the issuance of refunding special purpose revenue bonds for the purpose of refunding any special purpose revenue bonds then outstanding and issued under this part, whether or not such outstanding special purpose revenue bonds have matured or are then subject to redemption. The legislature may provide, by act enacted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members to which each house is entitled, for the issuance of a single issue of special purpose revenue bonds for the combined purposes of (1) financing the cost of a project or improvement or expansion thereof, and (2) refunding special purpose revenue bonds which shall theretofore have been issued under this part and shall then be outstanding, whether or not such outstanding special purpose revenue bonds have matured or are then subject to redemption. Nothing in this section shall require or be deemed to require the department to elect to redeem or prepay special purpose revenue bonds being refunded, or to redeem or prepay special purpose revenue bonds being refunded which were issued in the form customarily known as term bonds in accordance with any sinking fund installment schedule specified in any instruments providing for the issuance thereof, or, in the event the department elects to redeem or prepay any such bonds, to redeem or prepay as of any particular date or dates. The issuance of such special purpose revenue bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the right and remedies of the holders thereof, and the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and obligations of the department with respect to the same, shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this part insofar as the same may be applicable. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-127 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-127 Status of special purpose revenue bonds under Uniform Commercial Code.

 §39A-127 Status of special purpose revenue bonds under Uniform Commercial Code. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this part or any recitals in any special purpose revenue bonds issued under this part, all such special purpose revenue bonds shall be deemed to be investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code, chapter 490, subject only to the provisions of the special purpose revenue bonds pertaining to registration. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-128 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-128 Special purpose revenue bonds as legal investments and lawful security.

 §39A-128 Special purpose revenue bonds as legal investments and lawful security. The special purpose revenue bonds issued pursuant to this part shall be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, credit unions, fiduciaries, trustees, guardians, and for all public funds of the State or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State. Such special purpose revenue bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of the State and any and all public funds of counties or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State, and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for such deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 59, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-129 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-129 Access to and public disclosure of financial records of project party.

 §39A-129 Access to and public disclosure of financial records of project party. (a) Each project party with a project agreement with the department shall allow the department full access to the project party's financial records. Upon the request of the department for the examination of any such financial records, the project party shall allow the department to examine the requested records within a reasonably prompt time from the date of the request. If the department requests copies of the records, the project party shall provide the copies.  (b) To provide the public with full knowledge of the use of the proceeds and benefits derived from special purpose revenue bonds issued under this part, the department shall require each project party with a project agreement with the department to make available to the public all relevant financial records which pertain to the use of or savings resulting from the use of special purpose revenue bonds.  (c) The department shall adopt rules under chapter 91 for the purposes of this section. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-130 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-130 Estimate of benefits.

 §39A-130 Estimate of benefits. (a) Each project party with a project agreement with the department shall estimate the benefits derived from the use of the proceeds of special purpose revenue bonds. The benefits estimated shall be based on the creation of new jobs and potential effect on tax receipts. The format of and method for determining the estimates shall be established by the department and shall be uniform for each project party.  (b) To promote public understanding of the role played by special purpose revenue bonds in providing benefits to the general public, the department shall take appropriate steps to ensure public access to and scrutiny of the estimates determined under subsection (a).  (c) The department shall adopt rules under chapter 91 for the purposes of this section. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-131 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-131 Construction of this part.

 §39A-131 Construction of this part. The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. Insofar as the provisions of this part are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, this part shall be controlling. [L 1981, c 121, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-151 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-151 Definitions.

 §39A-151 Definitions. Whenever used in this part, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  "Department" means the department of budget and finance.  "Project" means any combination of land, buildings, and other improvements thereon, including without limitation parking facilities, for use of, or for, or to assist an industrial enterprise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, machinery, equipment, furnishings, and apparatus which shall be deemed necessary, suitable, or useful to such enterprise.  "Project agreement" means any agreement entered into under this part by the department with a project party to finance, construct, operate, or maintain a project from the proceeds of special purpose revenue bonds, or to lend the proceeds of special purpose revenue bonds to assist an industrial enterprise, including without limitation any loan agreement.  "Project party" means a person, firm, or corporation qualified to do business in this State and conducting or proposing to conduct an industrial enterprise in this State.  "Special purpose revenue bonds" or "bonds" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the State issued pursuant to this part. [L 1981, c 122, pt of §2; am L 1985, c 43, §1; am L 1999, c 105, §6] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted.
HI Rev Stat § 39A-152 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-152 Department powers as to industrial enterprises.

 §39A-152 Department powers as to industrial enterprises. In addition to powers that it may now have, the department shall have all powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this part. The powers of the department include but are not limited to the following:  (1) Notwithstanding and without compliance with section 103-7 and chapter 103D, but with the approval of the governor, to:  (A) Enter into and carry out a project agreement, or an amendment or supplement to an existing project agreement, with a project party; and  (B) Enter into and carry out any agreement, whereby the obligation of a project party under a project agreement will be unconditionally guaranteed by a person other than a project party;  (2) To issue special purpose revenue bonds pursuant to and in accordance with this part;  (3) To lend the proceeds of the special purpose revenue bonds issued for a project to the project party for use and application by the project party for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, extension, or maintenance of a project;  (4) As security for the payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest of the special purpose revenue bonds issued for a project, to:  (A) Pledge, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber all or any part of the revenues and receipts derived or to be derived by the department under the project agreement for the project for which the special purpose revenue bonds are issued;  (B) Pledge and assign the interest and rights of the department under the project agreement or other agreement with respect to the project or the special purpose revenue bonds;  (C) Pledge and assign any bond, debenture, note, or other evidence of indebtedness received by the department with respect to the project; or  (D) Any combination of the foregoing;  (5) To extend or renew any project agreement or any other agreement related thereto; provided that any renewal or extension shall be subject to the approval of the governor unless made in accordance with provisions for the extension or renewal contained in a project agreement or related agreement theretofore approved by the governor; and  (6) To do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted in this part. [L 1981, c 122, pt of §2; am L Sp 1993, c 8, §55; am L 2004, c 216, §11; am L 2006, c 292, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 39A-153 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 5. State Financial Administration|39A. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds|39A-153 Compliance with state and local law.

 §39A-153 Compliance with state and local law. The issuance of special purpose revenue bonds with respect to any project under this part shall not relieve any project party or other user of such project from the laws, ordinances, and rules and regulations of the State or any political subdivision thereof, or any departments or boards thereof with respect to the construction, operation, and maintenance of projects, or zoning laws or regulations, obtaining of building permits, compliance with building and health codes and other laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations of similar nature pertaining to the project, and such laws shall be applicable to such party or such other user to the same extent they would be if the costs of the project were directly financed by the project party. [L 1981, c 122, pt of §2]