2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 17 - Metropolitan Transportation Authorities › Section 1766 - Provisions of bonds and trust indentures

§ 1766. Provisions of bonds and trust indentures.
In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases, and in order to secure the payment of the bonds and obligations, the authority, in addition to its other powers, shall have the power to:
(1) Pledge or grant a security interest, senior, parity or subordinated, in all or any part of its revenues, including, but not limited to, the proceeds of any tax levied for the purposes of or made available for use by the authority, to which its right then exists or may thereafter come into existence.
(2) Grant a lien on or a security interest in, senior, parity or subordinated, in all or any part of its real or personal property then owned or thereafter acquired, provided, however, that no such lien shall extend to real property of an authority comprising rights-of-way, easements or any other interests in real property used or useful for passage of transportation vehicles or necessary for the safe and sound routing or control of transportation vehicles.
(3) Provide for the issuance of unsecured bonds, limited recourse bonds or nonrecourse bonds.
(4) Enter into trust indentures securing bonds, including, but not limited to, master trust indentures.
(5) Covenant against pledging or granting a lien on or security interest in all or any part of its revenues or all or any part of its real or personal property to which its right or title exists or may thereafter come into existence, or against permitting or suffering any lien on the revenues or property, covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its real property and covenant as to which other or additional debts or obligations may be incurred by it.
(6) Covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of such bonds, in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds thereof, provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds, covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest thereon and covenant for the redemption of bonds and provide the terms and conditions thereof.
(7) Covenant as to the amount of revenues to be raised in each fiscal year or other period of time by the authority, as well as to the use and disposition to be made thereof, create or authorize the creation of special funds for debt service or other purposes and covenant as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in such funds.
(8) Prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with obligees of the authority may be supplemented, amended or abrogated, prescribe which supplements or amendments will require the consent of obligees of the authority and the amount of bonds to be held by obligees to effect such consent and prescribe the manner in which such consent may be given.
(9) Covenant as to the use of any or all of its real or personal property, warrant its title and covenant as to the maintenance of its real and personal property, the replacement thereof, the insurance to be carried thereon and the use and disposition of insurance proceeds.
(10) Covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition or obligation, provided that the authority shall not be permitted to covenant that upon such breach any or all of its bonds or obligations the payment of which is secured solely by a pledge of or security interest in the proceeds of a tax authorized by law to be levied for authority purposes or made available by an authority shall become or may be declared due before the stated maturity thereof.
(11) Vest in the obligees of the authority or any proportion of them the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds; vest in a trustee the right, in the event of default by the authority, to take possession and use, operate and manage any real or personal property and to collect the rents and revenues arising therefrom and to dispose of such moneys in accordance with the agreement of the authority with such trustee; provide for the powers and duties of a trustee and to limit liabilities thereof; and provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or the obligees of the authority or any proportion of them may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds.
(12) Negotiate and enter into interest rate exchange agreements, interest rate cap, collar, corridor, ceiling and floor agreements, forward agreements, float agreements and other similar arrangements which, in the judgment of the authority, will assist the authority in managing the interest costs of the authority.
(13) Obtain letters of credit, bond insurance and other facilities for credit enhancement and liquidity.
(14) Exercise all or any part or combination of the powers granted in this section to make covenants other than and in addition to the covenants expressly authorized in this section, to make such covenants and to do any and all such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds, or, in the absolute discretion of the authority, as will tend to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, by making the bonds more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be specifically enumerated in this section.
(15) Except as specifically authorized by this chapter, the real property of the authority shall not be mortgaged and shall not be subject to attachment nor levied upon by execution or otherwise. The revenues of the authority and the real and tangible personal property of the authority shall be pledged or otherwise encumbered only as expressly provided in this section and, except to the extent necessary to effectuate such pledge or encumbrance, shall not be subject to attachment nor levied upon by execution or otherwise.