Sec. 31. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a participant may borrow money from the authority for any program by negotiating a loan or other financial assistance directly with the authority and without complying with requirements for the competitive sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations or evidence of indebtedness. A participant shall observe any existing contractual commitments to bondholders or other persons when entering into a financial assistance agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a participant may issue and sell notes, the principal and accrued interest on which shall be paid with proceeds from the issuance of bonds or other available money at the time the notes are due. The notes must be issued under a resolution or ordinance and the proceeds must be used to carry out the purposes allowed by the program.
(c) A participant that issues notes under subsection (b) may renew or extend the notes periodically on terms agreed to with the authority, and the authority may purchase and sell the renewed or extended notes. Accrued interest on the date of renewal or extension may be paid or added to the principal amount of the note being renewed or extended.
(d) The notes issued by a participant under subsection (b), including any renewals or extensions, must mature:
(1) in the amounts; and
(2) at the times not exceeding four (4) years from the date of original issuance;
that are agreed to by the participant and the authority.
(e) Compliance with subsection (b) constitutes full authority for a participant to issue notes and sell the notes to the authority, and the participant is not required to comply with any other law applicable to the authorization, approval, issuance, and sale of the notes. The notes are:
(1) valid and binding obligations of the participant;
(2) enforceable in accordance with the terms of the notes; and
(3) payable solely from the sources specified in the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the notes.
(f) If the participant issues bonds, all or part of the proceeds of which will be used to pay notes issued under subsection (b), the:
(1) provisions of this section; or
(2) actual issuance by a participant of notes under subsection (b);
do not relieve the participant of the obligation to comply with the statutory requirements for the issuance of bonds.
As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority
Chapter 4. General Powers and Duties
5-1.2-4-1. Powers of Indiana Finance Authority
5-1.2-4-2. Prohibited Activities
5-1.2-4-3. Issuance of Bonds or Notes; Failure to Pay Obligations
5-1.2-4-5. Requirements; Establishment of Terms Governing Reserves or Funding Levels
5-1.2-4-6. Power to Borrow Money and Issue Bonds
5-1.2-4-7. Bonds; Liability of Authority; Pledges as Additional Security
5-1.2-4-8. Bonds; Liability of State
5-1.2-4-9. Bonds; Issuance; Procedure; Terms
5-1.2-4-10. Bonds; Authorized Provisions
5-1.2-4-11. Bonds; Issue to Renew or Pay Bonds; Refund
5-1.2-4-13. Bonds; Purchase by Authority
5-1.2-4-14. Bonds; Trust Agreement or Indenture
5-1.2-4-15. Bonds; Negotiability
5-1.2-4-16. Bonds; Execution; Manual or Facsimile Signatures
5-1.2-4-17. Personal Liability for Acts Authorized by Affected Statutes
5-1.2-4-18. Funds and Accounts; Establishment
5-1.2-4-19. Money; Deposit; Security; Trust Funds
5-1.2-4-20. Money for the Payment of Bonds; Contracts; Security
5-1.2-4-21. Bonds; Pledge of State
5-1.2-4-22. Bonds; Exempt From State Taxes
5-1.2-4-23. Bonds; Legal Investments; Securities
5-1.2-4-24. Application of State Laws
5-1.2-4-25. Bonds; Exempt for Securities Registration
5-1.2-4-26. Bond Holders; Right to Specific Performance
5-1.2-4-27. Payment of Expenses and Power to Incur Indebtedness; Limitations; Authority Budget
5-1.2-4-28. Property; Tax Exemption
5-1.2-4-30. Participants May Invest Funds
5-1.2-4-33. Financial Assistance Agreement; Default by the Participant
5-1.2-4-34. Violations; Material Misstatement in Application
5-1.2-4-36. State Debt Management Plan; Established by the Authority