§13-2G-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Refunding Bond Act."
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Refunding Bond Act."
(a) It is the intention of this article to authorize the state to issue bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds without thereby contracting any additional indebtedness, and it shall be conditional upon the delivery of any refunding bonds that sufficient funds are held in trust to provide for the payment of the principal […]
In connection with or incident to the refunding of any bonds previously issued by the board of regents pursuant to any prior enactment of chapter eighteen of the code, or the board of regents predecessor in interest, the university of West Virginia board of trustees and the board of directors of the state college system, […]
This article shall, without reference to any other act of the Legislature, be full authority for the issuance, sale and exchange of bonds in this article authorized. No order, ordinance, resolution or proceeding in respect to the issuance of any bonds hereunder shall be necessary except such as are required by this article. No publication […]
The issuance, sale or exchange of bonds authorized in this article may be had without an election and shall not be deemed to create a new debt as long as provision has been made to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds to be refunded as provided in section seven […]
All bonds of the state, a state agency or state authority issued hereunder shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, and the exemption includes income, inheritance and property taxes.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Bonds" means general obligation bonds, review bonds, notes or other debt instruments issued by the state, a state agency or a state authority. (b) "Code" means the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended. (c) "Legislature" means the Legislature of this state. (d) "Refunding […]
The state may, in the manner and subject to the limitations and conditions contained in this article, issue its refunding bonds, at a public or private sale, for the purpose of refunding the bonds of the state then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to […]
Refunding bonds may be secured by a pledge of: (a) The same source of security as the bonds to be refunded; or (b) such other security as the state may lawfully pledge, or both.
(a) The total amount of refunding bonds to be issued under this chapter shall be an amount sufficient to effect the refunding and may include an amount sufficient to pay (1) the principal amount outstanding of the bonds to be refunded, (2) interest accrued or to accrue to the date of maturity or the date […]
Upon determining the issue of such refunding bonds, the state shall, by resolution, authorize the issuance of such bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount permitted by this article, fix the date thereof, the rate or rates of interest which such bonds shall bear and when and where they are payable.
All refunding bonds issued by the state may be sold at a price equal to, above or below par value and accrued interest as the state may direct. Refunding bonds may also be sold at a zero (0) rate of interest or at an original issue discount.
The state may from time to time enter into one or more swap agreements that it determines to be necessary or desirable in connection with, or incidental to, or in lieu of the issuance of its refunding bonds. Swap agreements entered into by the state shall contain such provisions, including payment, term, security, default and […]
All the provisions of this code or any act of the Legislature, relating to bonds issued for original indebtedness and insofar as such provisions may be applicable, shall apply to the same extent and with equal force and effect to refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this article.