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FL Stat § 154.201 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.201 - Short title.

154.201 Short title.—This part shall be known and cited as the “Health Facilities Authorities Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.203 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.203 - Findings and declaration of necessity.

154.203 Findings and declaration of necessity.—It is declared that for the benefit of the people of this state, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and the improvement of their health and living conditions it is essential that the people of this state have access to adequate medical care and health facilities and that it is essential that health facilities within each county and municipality in the state be provided with appropriate additional means to assist in the development and maintenance of the public health. It is the purpose of this part to provide a measure of assistance and an alternate method to enable health facilities in each county and municipality of this state to provide the facilities and structures which are determined to be needed by the community to accomplish the purposes of this part. The necessity in the public interest of the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.History.—s. 2, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.211 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.211 - Payment of expenses.

154.211 Payment of expenses.—All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this part shall be payable solely from funds provided under the provisions of this part, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by an authority, a local agency, or the state hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been provided under the provisions of this part.History.—s. 6, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.215 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.215 - Construction contracts.

154.215 Construction contracts.—Contracts for the construction of any project shall be awarded by the authority upon a competitive or negotiated basis, as it determines will most effectively serve the purposes of this part. The authority may, by written contract, engage the services of the lessee or prospective lessee of any project in the construction of such project and may provide in such contract that the lessee or prospective lessee may act as an agent of, or an independent contractor for, the authority for the performance of the functions described therein, subject to such conditions and requirements consistent with the provisions of this part as shall be prescribed in such contract, including such functions as the acquisition of the site and other real property for such project; the preparation of plans, specifications, and contract documents; the award of construction and other contracts upon a competitive or negotiated basis; the construction of such project, or any part thereof, directly by such lessee or prospective lessee; the inspection and supervision of construction; the employment of engineers, architects, builders, and other contractors; and the provisions of money to pay the cost thereof pending reimbursement by the authority. Any such contract may provide that the authority may, out of proceeds of bonds, make advances to or reimburse the lessee or prospective lessee for its costs incurred in the performance of such functions and shall set forth the supporting documents required to be submitted to the authority and the reviews, examinations, and audits that shall be required in connection therewith to assure compliance with the provisions of this part and such contract.History.—s. 8, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.217 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.217 - Notes of authority.

154.217 Notes of authority.—The authority is authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable notes for any corporate purposes and renew from time to time any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not matured. Except as otherwise provided herein or in s. 154.219, the maximum maturity of such notes, not including renewals thereof, shall not exceed 1 year. The notes may be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in the same manner as bonds. All such notes shall be payable solely from the revenues of the authority, subject only to any contractual rights of the holders of any of its notes or other obligations then outstanding.History.—s. 9, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.221 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.221 - Security of bondholders.

154.221 Security of bondholders.—In the discretion of the authority, any bonds issued under the provisions of this part may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the fees, rents, charges, or proceeds from the sale of any project or part thereof, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, and other funds and revenues to be received therefor, and may provide for the mortgaging of any project or any part thereof as security for repayment of the bonds. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds shall contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the project or projects in connection with which such bonds shall have been authorized; the fees, rents and other charges to be fixed and collected; the sale of any project, or part thereof, or other property; the terms and conditions for the issuance of additional bonds; and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depositary of the proceeds of bonds, revenues, or other money hereunder to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement or resolution shall set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the project or projects in connection with which bonds are issued or as an expense of administration of such projects, as the case may be.History.—s. 11, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.223 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.223 - Payment of bonds.

154.223 Payment of bonds.—Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part shall not be deemed to constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the local agency or the state or any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the local agency or the state or any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely from the revenues provided therefor. All such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the authority shall not be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the project or the portion thereof for which they are issued and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the local agency or of the state or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds. The issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this part shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the local agency or the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment.History.—s. 12, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.225 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.225 - Revenues.

154.225 Revenues.—(1) The authority is hereby authorized to fix and to collect fees, rents, and charges for the use of any project or projects and any part or section thereof. The authority may require that the lessee of any project or part thereof shall operate, repair, and maintain the project and bear the cost thereof and other costs of the authority in connection with the project or projects leased as may be provided in the agreement of lease or other contract with the authority, in addition to other obligations imposed under such agreement or contract.(2) The fees, rents, and charges shall be so fixed as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the principal of, and the interest on, such bonds as the same shall become due and payable and to create reserves, if any, deemed by the authority to be necessary for such purposes. The fees, rents, charges, and all other revenues and proceeds derived from the project or projects in connection with which the bonds of any issue shall have been issued, except such part thereof as may be necessary for such reserves or any expenditures as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be specified in such resolution or such trust agreement in a sinking fund which is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds as the same shall become due and the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein provided. Such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The fees, rents, charges, and other revenues and moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. The use and disposition of money to the credit of such sinking fund shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of such trust agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided in the resolution or the trust agreement, the sinking fund shall be a fund for all such bonds without distinction or priority of one over another.History.—s. 13, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.227 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.227 - Trust funds.

154.227 Trust funds.—Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all money received pursuant to the provisions of this part, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, sale of property, insurance, or condemnation awards, or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this part. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide that any of such moneys may be temporarily invested pending the disbursement thereof and shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this part and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.History.—s. 14, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.229 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.229 - Remedies.

154.229 Remedies.—Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this part or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of this state or granted hereunder or under such trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, or under any agreement of lease or other contract executed by the authority pursuant to this part, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this part or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by any lessee or the authority or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of fees, rents, and charges.History.—s. 15, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.231 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.231 - Negotiability of bonds.

154.231 Negotiability of bonds.—All bonds issued under the provisions of this part shall have, and are hereby declared to have, all the qualities and incidents, including negotiability, of investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code, but no provision of such code respecting the filing of a financing statement to perfect a security interest shall be deemed necessary for, or applicable to, any security interest created in connection with the issuance of any such bonds.History.—s. 16, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.2331 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.2331 - Tax exemption.

154.2331 Tax exemption.—(1) The exercise of the powers granted by this part will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, for the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. Because the operation and maintenance of a project by a health facility will constitute the performance of an essential public function, neither the authority nor a hospital institution shall be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect of a project or any property acquired by the authority under the provisions of this part or upon the income therefrom, and any bonds issued under the provisions of this part, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state, the local agency, and municipalities and other political subdivisions in the state, except that such income shall be subject to the tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 220. Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting from taxation or assessment the leasehold interest of any health facility organized for profit. If any project or any part thereof is occupied or operated by any health facility organized for profit pursuant to any contract or lease with the authority, the property interest created by such contract or lease shall be subject to taxation to the same extent as other privately owned property.(2) Homes for the aged, or life care communities, however designated, which are financed through the sale of health facilities authority bonds, whether on a sale-leaseback arrangement, a sale-repurchase arrangement, or other financing arrangement, are exempt from ad valorem taxation only in accordance with the provisions of s. 196.1975.History.—s. 1, ch. 84-138.
FL Stat § 154.235 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.235 - Refunding bonds.

154.235 Refunding bonds.—(1) The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of refunding any of its revenue bonds then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of such revenue bonds.(2) The proceeds of any such revenue bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding revenue bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding revenue bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date, or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof, and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority.(3) Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in direct obligations of the United States, in any obligations of which the principal and interest are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by direct obligations of the United States, or in any obligations of which the principal and interest are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, maturing at such time or times as shall be appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding revenue bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding revenue bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner.(4) All such revenue bonds issued for the purposes of refunding shall be subject to the provisions of this part in the same manner and to the same extent as other revenue bonds issued pursuant to this part.History.—s. 18, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.237 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.237 - Legal investment.

154.237 Legal investment.—Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this part are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions and all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereinafter be authorized by law.History.—s. 19, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.238 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.238 - Authorization to deal with financial institution which employs a member of the authority.

154.238 Authorization to deal with financial institution which employs a member of the authority.—Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, including ss. 112.311-112.326, an authority may sell its bonds to a financial institution, as defined in s. 655.005, which employs a member of the authority as an officer, director, or employee and may appoint a financial institution to serve as trustee or cotrustee under a trust indenture relating to bonds issued under this part, notwithstanding the fact that an officer, director, or employee of the financial institution which is interested in purchasing or serving as trustee or cotrustee for a proposed or outstanding bond issue shall vote on any matter related to such bond issue after the interest of the financial institution in such bond issue becomes known to the officer, director, or employee.History.—s. 4, ch. 81-321; s. 40, ch. 83-217; s. 195, ch. 92-303; s. 873, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 154.239 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.239 - Reports.

154.239 Reports.—Within the first 90 days of each calendar year, the authority shall make a report to the governing board of the county of its activities for the preceding calendar year. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the year.History.—s. 20, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.241 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.241 - Issuance of bonds.

154.241 Issuance of bonds.—Bonds issued under the provisions of this part shall be validated in the manner prescribed by chapter 75.History.—s. 21, ch. 74-323.
FL Stat § 154.243 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 154 - Public Health Facilities|Part III - Health Facilities Authorities (Ss. 154.201-154.247)|154.243 - Alternate means.

154.243 Alternate means.—This part shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.History.—s. 22, ch. 74-323.