(a) In order to secure the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds issued under this chapter, or in connection with such bonds, the authority has the power to secure such bonds and to covenant as to the bonds as set forth in §§ 9-21-306 and 7-34-110.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-36-115

  • Authority: means an authority created pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Bonds: means bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, lease-purchase agreements, and all other evidences of indebtedness either issued by or the payment of which has been assumed by the authority. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) In connection with the issuance of bonds and in order to secure the payment of its bonds, the authority shall have power:

(1) To pledge all or any part of its revenues;
(2) To vest in any trustee the right to enforce any covenant made to secure, to pay, or in relation to its bonds, to provide for the powers and duties of such trustee, to limit the liabilities thereof, and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or the holders of bonds or any amount or proportion of them may enforce any such covenant; and
(3) To make such covenants and to do such acts as may be necessary in order to secure its bonds or which, in the absolute discretion of the board, tend to make the bonds more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenants and acts may restrict or interfere with the exercise of the powers granted in this chapter. The authority shall be given the power to do all things in the issuance of bonds, and for their security, that a private business corporation can do under the laws of this state.
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