NY State Fin L § 67-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 5-B - Limitations on State-Supported Debt 67-C - Authorization for Consolidated Service Contract Refundings.

§ 67-c. Authorization for consolidated service contract refundings. 1. In  addition to the authorizations for state-supported debt specified in any other provision of law, the issuers of state-supported debt may also issue bonds and notes to refund or  otherwise  repay  previously  issued state-supported debt.  (a)  The aggregate amount of indebtedness evidenced by bonds and notes of the authorized issuer hereinafter issued pursuant  to  this  section, including  as is authorized in any other provision of law, shall exclude the amount of such indebtedness  represented  by  such  bonds  or  notes issued  to  refund  or otherwise repay bonds or notes; provided that the amount so excluded under this section may exceed the principal amount of such bonds or notes that were refunded or otherwise repaid only  if  the present  value  of  the aggregate debt service on the refunding bonds or notes shall not have at the time of their issuance exceeded the  present value  of  the  aggregate  debt  service of the bonds or notes they were issued to refund or  repay,  such  present  value  in  each  case  being calculated  by  using  the  effective  interest rate of the refunding or repayment bonds or notes,  which  shall  be  that  rate  arrived  at  by doubling   the  semi-annual  interest  rate  (compounded  semi-annually) necessary to discount the debt service  payments  on  the  refunding  or repayment  bonds  or  notes from the payment date thereof to the date of issue of the refunding or repayment bonds or notes and to the price  bid therefor,  or to the proceeds received by the authorized issuer from the sale thereof.  (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  and subject to the limitations of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, issuers of  state-supported  debt  may  also  refund or otherwise repay bonds or notes of any other issuers of state-supported debt where the payment  of debt  service  and  related expenses of both such refunding and refunded bonds and notes are subject to appropriation and not  otherwise  secured by a dedication of specific revenues.  (i)  In  order  to  assist  the  issuer  of  such refunding bonds, the director of the budget is authorized to enter into one or  more  service contracts  or other agreements, none of which shall exceed the lesser of thirty years in duration or the  final  maturity  of  the  bonds  to  be refunded,  with  the issuer of such refunding bonds, upon such terms and conditions as the director of the budget and the issuer shall agree.  (ii) Any service contract or other agreements entered into pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph or any payments made or  to  be  made thereunder may be assigned and pledged by the issuer as security for its bonds, notes, or other obligations.  (iii) Any such service contract or other agreements shall provide that the  obligation of the director of the budget or of the state to fund or to pay the amounts therein provided for shall not constitute a  debt  of the  state  within  the  meaning  of  any  constitutional  or  statutory provision and shall be deemed executory only to the  extent  moneys  are available  and  that  no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond the moneys available for such  purpose,  and  that  such  obligation  is subject to annual appropriation by the legislature.  (iv) Any service contract or other agreements entered into pursuant to subparagraph  (i)  of this paragraph shall provide for state commitments to provide annually to the issuer a sum or sums,  upon  such  terms  and conditions  as shall be deemed appropriate by the director of the budget and the authorized issuer, to fund the principal,  interest,  and  other related expenses required for any bonds, notes, or other obligations.  (v)  In addition to the foregoing, the authorized issuers of the bonds to be so refunded shall be authorized to enter into such agreements with the director of the budget and/or the authorized issuer of the refunding  bonds and related parties to take or cause to be taken any such  actions necessary to effectuate the purposes of such refunding issue.  (vi)  Nothing  contained  in  this  subdivision, shall be construed to limit the abilities of the director of the  budget  and  the  authorized issuers  of state-supported debt to perform their respective obligations on existing service contracts or other agreements entered into prior  to April first, two thousand seven.  (vii)  If an authorized issuer issues an amount of refunding bonds for an authorized purpose of another authorized issuer which would otherwise require the approval of the public authorities control board, then  such amount of refunding bonds shall be subject to the approval of the public authorities   control  board  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section fifty-one of the public authorities law.   2. Refundings conducted pursuant to this section shall not be financed pursuant to article five-C of this chapter.