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2000 SESSION
Whereas, Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia, provides that the General Assembly may authorize the creation of debt secured by a pledge of net revenues derived from rates, fees, or other charges and the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth of Virginia, provided that such debt is created for specific revenue-producing capital projects, including their enlargement or improvement, at, among others, institutions of higher education of the Commonwealth; and
Whereas, in accordance with Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia, the Governor has certified in writing, filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts, his opinion that the anticipated net revenues of each of the capital projects identified below to be pledged to the payment of the principal of and the interest on that portion of such debt issued for each such project will be sufficient to meet such payments as the same become due and to provide such reserves as may be required by law and that each of the capital projects complies with the requirements of Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2000."
§ 2. Authorization of bonds and BANs. The Treasury Board is hereby authorized, by and with the consent of the Governor, to sell and issue, pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia, at one time or from time to time, bonds of the Commonwealth, to be designated "Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, Series ....." in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $131,763,100 plus amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds, construction period interest and other financing expenses. The Treasury Board is further hereby authorized, by and with the consent of the Governor, to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of bonds by the issuance of bond anticipation notes (BANs), including BANs issued as commercial paper. The proceeds of such bonds and BANs, excluding amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds and other financing expenses, shall be used exclusively for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for paying all or a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing, renovating, enlarging, improving and equipping revenue-producing capital projects at institutions of higher learning of the Commonwealth as follows:
Institution Project Code Debt Project Name
University
of Virginia 16385 $4,800,000 Monroe Lane Student
Residence Hall
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and
State University 14303 1,078,900 Major Repairs Dormitory
and Dining
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State
University 14815 5,991,700 Parking Auxiliary
Projects
The College of William
and Mary 16340 5,000,000 Renovate Dormitories
Virginia Commonwealth
University 16405 15,346,000 Academic Campus Housing
Virginia Commonwealth
University 16402 14,506,000 MCV Campus Housing
Virginia Commonwealth
University 16338 6,365,000 Gladding Residence Hall
Addition
George Mason
University 16352 25,530,000 Housing Building V
George Mason
University 15533 3,400,000 Housing Renovations
Christopher Newport
University 16418 23,551,000 Residence Hall
Virginia Community
College System 16216 635,500 Mt. Empire Parking
James Madison
University 16395 8,259,000 Bluestone Dormitories,
Phase II
Mary Washington
College 16422 2,300,000 Residence Hall HVAC,
Phase II
Mary Washington
College 16348 2,000,000 Residence Hall
Renovation
Mary Washington
College 15980 1,500,000 Residence Hall HVAC
Mary Washington
College 16096 5,000,000 Seacobeck Dining Hall
Virginia State
University 16419 6,500,000 Residence Hall Addition
TOTAL $131,763,100
§ 3. Application of proceeds. The proceeds, including any premium, of bonds and BANs (except the proceeds of (i) bonds the issuance of which has been anticipated by BANs, (ii) refunding bonds, and (iii) refunding BANs), shall be deposited in a special capital outlay fund in the state treasury and, together with the investment income thereon, shall be disbursed by the State Treasurer for paying costs of the acquisition, construction, renovation, enlargement, improvement and equipping of the authorized capital projects, including financing costs. The proceeds of (i) bonds the issuance of which has been anticipated by BANs, (ii) refunding bonds, and (iii) refunding BANs shall be used to pay such BANs, refunded bonds, and refunded BANs.
§ 4. Details, sale of bonds and BANs. Bonds and BANs shall be dated, and may be made redeemable before their maturity or maturities at such price or prices or within such price parameters, all as may be determined by the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor. Bonds and BANs shall be in such form, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, either at fixed rates or at rates established by formula or other method, and may contain such other provisions, all as determined by the Treasury Board or, when authorized by the Treasury Board, the State Treasurer. The principal of and premium, if any, and the interest on bonds and BANs shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Bonds and BANs may be certificated or uncertificated as determined by the Treasury Board. The Treasury Board may contract for services of such registrars, transfer agents, or other authenticating agents as it deems appropriate to maintain a record of the persons entitled to the bonds and BANs. Bonds and BANs issued in certificated form may be issued under a system of book entry for recording the ownership and transfer of ownership of rights to receive payments on the bonds and BANs. The Treasury Board shall fix the authorized denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of certificated bonds and BANs, which may be at the Office of the State Treasurer or at any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth. Bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their date or dates, and BANs shall mature at such time or times not exceeding five years from their date or dates.
The Treasury Board may sell bonds and BANs in such manner, by competitive bidding, negotiated sale, or private placement, and for such price or within such price parameters as it may determine, by and with the consent of the Governor, to be in the best interest of the Commonwealth.
In the discretion of the Treasury Board, bonds and BANs may be issued at one time or from time to time, and may be sold and issued at the same time with other general obligation bonds and BANs, respectively, of the Commonwealth authorized pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (a) (3), (b), and (c) of the Constitution of Virginia, as separate issues or as a combined issue, designated "Commonwealth of Virginia General Obligation Bonds [Bond Anticipation Notes], Series ...."
§ 5. Execution of bonds and BANs. Certificated bonds and BANs shall be signed on behalf of the Commonwealth by the Governor and by the State Treasurer, or shall bear their facsimile signatures, and shall bear the lesser seal of the Commonwealth or a facsimile thereof. If the bonds or BANs bear the facsimile signature of the State Treasurer, they shall be signed by such administrative assistant as the State Treasurer shall determine or by such registrar or paying agent as may be designated to sign them by the Treasury Board. If any officer whose signature or facsimile signature appears on any bonds or BANs ceases to be such officer before delivery, such signature or facsimile signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery, and any bond or BAN may bear the facsimile signature of, or may be signed by, such persons as at the actual time of execution are the proper officers to sign such bond or BAN although, at the date of such bond or BAN, such persons may not have been such officers.
§ 6. Sources for payment of expenses. All expenses incurred under this act shall be paid from the proceeds of the bonds or BANs from payments made by the institutions for which the capital projects were authorized in § 2 hereof or from any other available funds as the Treasury Board shall determine.
§ 7. Revenues. Each institution of higher learning mentioned above is hereby authorized (i) to fix, revise, charge and collect rates, fees and charges for or in connection with the use, occupancy and services of each capital project mentioned above or the system of which such capital project is a part and (ii) to pledge to the payment of the portion of the bonds or BANs issued for such capital project the net revenues resulting from such rates, fees and charges and remaining after payment of the expenses of operating the project or system, as the case may be. Each such institution is further authorized to create debt service and sinking funds for the payments of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds and other reserves required by any agency of the United States of America purchasing the bonds or any portion thereof.
§ 8. Authorized investments. Pending the application of the proceeds of bonds and BANs to the purpose for which they have been authorized and the application of the net revenues and other sums set aside for the payment of bonds and BANs, all or any portion of such funds may be invested by the State Treasurer in securities that are legal investments under the laws of the Commonwealth for public funds. Such investments shall be deemed at all times to be a part of such funds, and the interest thereon and any profit realized from such investments shall be credited to such funds, and any losses shall be deducted therefrom.
§ 9. Security for bonds and BANs. The net revenues of the capital projects set forth above and the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and the interest on bonds and BANs (unless the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor, shall provide otherwise) issued under this act. The proceeds of (i) bonds the issuance of which has been anticipated by BANs, (ii) refunding bonds, and (iii) refunding BANs are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of principal of and interest on and any premium on the bonds or BANs to be paid or redeemed thereby. In the event the net revenues pledged to the payment of the bonds or BANs are insufficient in any fiscal year for the timely payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds or BANs, where the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth have been pledged, the General Assembly shall appropriate a sum sufficient therefor or the Governor shall direct payment therefor from the general fund revenues of the Commonwealth.
§ 10. Exemption of interest from tax. The bonds and BANs issued under the provisions of this act, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free and exempt from taxation by the Commonwealth and by any county, city or town, or other political subdivision thereof. The Treasury Board is authorized to take or refrain from taking any and all actions and to covenant to such effect, and to require the participating institutions to do and to covenant likewise, to the extent that, in the judgment of the Treasury Board, it is appropriate in order that interest on the bonds and BANs may be exempt from federal income tax. Alternatively, interest on bonds and BANs may be made subject to inclusion in gross income of the holders thereof for federal income tax purposes.
§ 11. Refunding bonds and BANs. The Treasury Board is authorized, by and with the consent of the Governor, to sell and issue, at one time or from time to time, refunding bonds and BANs of the Commonwealth, to refund any or all of the bonds and BANs, respectively, issued under this act or otherwise authorized pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia. Refunding bonds and BANs may be issued in a principal amount up to the amount necessary to pay at maturity or redeem the bonds and BANs to be refunded and pay all issuance costs and other financing expenses of the refunding. Such refunding bonds and BANs may be issued whether or not the obligations to be refunded are then subject to redemption.
§ 12. Defeasance. Any bond or BAN for which cash or direct obligations of the United States of America shall have been set aside in escrow with the State Treasurer or a bank or trust company, within or without the Commonwealth, shall be deemed no longer outstanding under the applicable authorizing instrument, this act, and Article X, Section 9 (b) or (c), as the case may be, of the Constitution of Virginia.
§ 13. Severability. The provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance which are held invalid shall not affect the validity of other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications.
2. That Chapters 473 and 734 of the Acts of Assembly of 1998 are repealed; however, such repeal shall not operate to invalidate, alter the security or prohibit the refunding of bonds heretofore issued pursuant to such act.
3. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.