The authority shall have the power and is authorized, at one time or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost, as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section 32-10-60, of any one or a combination of projects. The principal and interest of such revenue bonds shall be payable from and may be secured by a pledge of tolls and other revenues of all or any part of the project financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such issue or with the proceeds of bonds refunded or to be refunded by such issue or by a pledge of any other revenues of the authority that are legally available for such purpose. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest as provided for in Code Section 32-10-91, shall mature not later than 40 years from the date of issue, shall be payable in such media of payments as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the authority in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 302, § 12; Ga. L. 1972, p. 179, § 19; Code 1933, § 95A-1249, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1251, § 1-12.
Cross references.
Revenue bonds generally, § 36-82-60 et seq.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 10 - Public Authorities
Article 2 - State Road and Tollway Authority
§ 32-10-90. Form and Issuance of Bonds; Pledging of Tolls and Other Project Revenues
§ 32-10-90.1. Garvee Bond Provisions
§ 32-10-91. Obtaining of Loans and Issuance and Sale of Notes and Bonds; Sale of Obligations
§ 32-10-92. Bonds Authorized by Resolution; Specification of Terms; Public or Private Sale
§ 32-10-93. Execution, Seal, and Signing of Bonds
§ 32-10-94. Bonds as Negotiable Instruments; Tax Exemption
§ 32-10-96. Issuance of Interim Receipts, Interim Certificates, and Temporary Bonds
§ 32-10-97. Replacement of Lost or Mutilated Bonds
§ 32-10-98. Resolutions for Bond Issuance; Issuance of Bonds of a Single Issue
§ 32-10-99. Credit of State Not Pledged
§ 32-10-100. Trust Indenture as Security for Bonds
§ 32-10-101. Payment of Bond Proceeds to Trustee
§ 32-10-102. Pledges of Revenues, Tolls, and Earnings; Creation and Disposition of Sinking Funds
§ 32-10-103. Rights and Remedies of Holders of Bonds or Interest Coupons and of Indenture Trustees
§ 32-10-105. Investment of Funds in Bonds; Deposit of Bonds as Securities
§ 32-10-106. Protection of Interests and Rights of Bondholders
§ 32-10-107. Confirmation and Validation of Bonds
§ 32-10-108. Transfer of Projects to State Highway System Free From Tolls
§ 32-10-109. Covenant With Holders as to Tax-Exempt Status of Authority Property and Bonds