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16A.67 Judgment bonds.

Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner of finance, upon request of the governor, is authorized to sell and issue state bonds to fund the judgment rendered against the state by the Minnesota supreme court in Cambridge State Bank et al. v. James, 514 N.W. 2d 565, on April 1, 1994, and related claims, and interest accrued on the judgment and related claims, to fund any bond reserve determined to be necessary, and to pay costs of issuance of the bonds. The proceeds of the bonds are appropriated for these purposes. The principal amount of the bonds shall not exceed $400,000,000. The bonds shall be sold and issued upon such terms and in such manner as the commissioner shall determine to be in the best interests of the state. The final maturity of the bonds shall be not later than June 30, 2005.

Subd. 2. Security; bonds not public debt. The bonds and the interest thereon shall be payable solely from and secured by the revenues appropriated and transferred to the debt service fund established for this purpose in subdivision 4 and investment income thereon, and any bond reserve established for the bonds. The bonds are not public debt, and the full faith, credit, and taxing powers of the state are not pledged for their payment. The bonds and the interest thereon shall not be paid, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from a tax of statewide application on any class of property, income, transaction, or privilege.

Subd. 3. Special revenue fund. There is established in the state treasury a separate and special revenue fund for deposit of the revenues from net proceeds of the lottery in accordance with section 349A.10, subdivision 5, money received for payment or reimbursement of health care costs in accordance with section 246.18, subdivision 7, state license and service fees as defined in section 16A.6701, and investment income thereon.

Subd. 4. Debt service fund. There is established in the state treasury a separate and special debt service fund. Money transferred or appropriated to the fund and investment income thereon on hand or required to be transferred to the fund shall be used and are irrevocably appropriated for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in this section when due.

Subd. 5. Covenants; agreements. The commissioner may, for and on behalf of the state, enter into such covenants and agreements not inconsistent with subdivisions 1 to 4 and sections 246.18, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 349A.10, subdivision 5, as may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the sale and issuance of the bonds on terms favorable to the state, including, but not limited to, covenants and agreements relating to the payment of and security for the bonds, tax-exemption, and disclosure of information required by federal and state securities laws. Such covenants and agreements of the commissioner constitute an enforceable contract of the state and the state pledges and agrees with the holders of any bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the commissioner to fulfill the terms of any such covenants or agreements made with the holders of the bonds, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The commissioner is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any covenant or agreement with the holders of such bonds. Such covenants may not include covenants to continue to operate the state lottery but may include covenants to continue to seek payment by and reimbursement from nonstate sources of health care costs so long as any bonds issued pursuant to this section are outstanding. The provisions of sections 16A.672 and 16A.675 are applicable to the bonds.

HIST: 1995 c 263 s 15; 1995 c 264 art 6 s 2; 1996 c 471 art 13 s 1

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