South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 16J - South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority
Section 1-16J-16 - State not liable for principal or interest on bonds, notes, or obligations of authority.

1-16J-16. State not liable for principal or interest on bonds, notes, or obligations of authority.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize the authority to create a debt of the state within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of South Dakota and all revenue bonds, notes, and other instruments and obligations issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are payable and shall state that they are payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the resolution authorizing their issuance or in any trust indenture or mortgage or deed of trust executed as security therefor. The state is not liable for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any bonds, notes, instruments, or obligations issued by the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority. No breach of any such pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement may impose any pecuniary liability upon the state or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power.

Source: SL 2009, ch 8, §16.

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