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§  2435-b.  Tax  lien  purchase  and  sale agreements. (1) In order to
fulfill the purposes of this title and  to  provide  a  means  by  which
municipalities   may   collect   the  moneys  necessary  to  fund  their
expenditures and provide revenue to fund any other  lawful  purpose  and
notwithstanding  any  general or special law to the contrary, the agency
or its tax lien entity and any municipality  are  hereby  authorized  to
enter  into one or more purchase and sale agreements for the sale of tax
liens by such municipality and the purchase of such  tax  liens  by  the
agency or its tax lien entity, which purchase and sale agreements shall,
consistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  title,  contain such terms,
provisions and conditions as, in the judgment of the agency or  its  tax
lien  entity,  shall  be  necessary or desirable. Each purchase and sale
agreement  shall  specify  the  amount  to  be  made  available  to  the
respective  municipality  from  the  proceeds  of  an  issue of tax lien
collateralized securities which amount may be more or less than the face
amount of the tax liens purchased by the agency or its tax lien  entity,
and  any  other  amounts  which  may be made available to the respective
municipality on a contingent basis under the terms of the agreement.  In
addition,   each   purchase   and   sale   agreement  may  require  such
municipality, subject to appropriation by  the  appropriate  legislative
body  of  such  municipality, to make provisions for the payment of such
other fees, charges, costs and other amounts as the agency shall in  its
judgment determine to be necessary or desirable.

(2) Any purchase and sale agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall provide that the obligation of the municipality executing such purchase and sale agreement to fund or pay the amounts therein provided for shall not constitute a debt of such municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision and shall be deemed executory only to the extent of moneys available and that no liability shall be incurred by such municipality beyond the moneys available for such purpose, and that any such payment obligation of such municipality other than the timely payment of any moneys collected by it and due to the agency or its tax lien entity as a result of the redemption of tax liens which are the subject of such purchase and sale agreements, is subject to appropriation by the appropriate legislative body of such municipality.