OR Rev Stat § 353.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University|Section 353.330 - Effect of law on bonds, certificates of participation or agreements for borrowing money; responsibility for payment; rights of holders of obligations.

(1) Nothing in chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, shall be construed in any way to impair the obligations or agreements of the State of Oregon or the Oregon Department of Administrative Services with respect to bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of money issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for Oregon Health and Science University. The university and the department shall take all actions necessary to ensure full compliance with all indentures, resolutions, declarations, agreements and other documents issued with respect to the bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of money issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university. The department and the university shall establish, in a written agreement that is approved by the State Treasurer, the responsibility of the university for the payment to the department of moneys sufficient to pay when due all principal, interest and any other charges on bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of money issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university. (2) Holders of obligations issued by the university on or after July 1, 1995, may be paid pari passu with the obligations issued by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university prior to July 1, 1995, from the rents, revenues, receipts, appropriations or other income of the university, but only to the extent that: (a) Such holders have no rights, liens or other interests with respect to such rents, revenues, receipts, appropriations or other income of the university that are senior or superior to the rights granted to the holders of obligations issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university; and (b) The department or the State of Oregon, acting for the benefit of such holders of obligations, is granted a lien or other security interest in the rents, revenues, receipts, appropriations or other income of the university that is not junior to and is at least pari passu with any lien or other security interest granted to the holders of obligations issued by the university. (3) Any expenses, including legal expenses, judgments, liabilities and federal arbitrage and rebate penalties arising from the actions of the university, if incurred with respect to bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of money issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university, shall be paid when due by the university, subject to the university’s right to reasonably contest such charges, judgments, liabilities or penalties. The university shall assist the department in making any necessary calculations and filing any necessary reports related to arbitrage and rebate on such indebtedness. (4) Any amounts deposited with the State Treasurer, the department or its designated agents in any debt service in reserve accounts for the debt service associated with any bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of money issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university shall remain with the State Treasurer, the department or its designated agents until such time as the bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of money for which such reserve accounts have been established have been retired or defeased. The university shall be credited with the investment earnings on such reserve accounts. [1995 c.162 §58; 1999 c.291 §11; 2015 c.767 §23] Note: Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995," for the words "this Act" in section 58, chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, compiled as 353.330. Specific ORS references have not been substituted pursuant to 173.160. These sections may be determined by referring to the 1995 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.