No special purpose revenue bonds shall be issued unless, at the time of issuance, the department shall have entered into a project agreement with respect to the project for the financing or refinancing of which the bonds are to be issued. Any project agreement entered into by the department shall contain provisions unconditionally obligating the project party to:

(1) Pay to the department during the period or term of the project agreement, exclusive of any renewal or extension thereof and whether or not the project is used or occupied by the project party, a sum, at a time, and in an amount that shall be sufficient to:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-285

  • bonds: means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness of the State issued pursuant to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-281
  • Department: means the department of budget and finance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-281
  • Project: means the acquisition, purchase, design, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, betterment, extension, financing, or refinancing of low- and moderate-income housing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-281
  • Project agreement: means any agreement entered into under this part by the department with a project party providing for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to finance the development of low- and moderate-income housing, or to loan the proceeds of the special purpose revenue bonds to assist a project party in the development of low- and moderate-income housing, including without limitation any loan agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-281
  • Project party: means an entity engaged in the development of a low- and moderate-income housing project, including a not-for-profit private organization, for-profit private organization, or public instrumentalities and their qualified affiliates. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-281
  • refinancing: means the liquidation, the retirement, or the provision for retirement through the proceeds of bonds issued by the State of any indebtedness of a project party incurred to finance, in whole or in part, a low- and moderate-income housing project of the project party not financed pursuant to this part; or the consolidation of such indebtedness with indebtedness of the State related to the purpose for which the indebtedness of the project party was initially incurred. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-281
(A) Pay the principal and interest on all special purpose revenue bonds issued with respect to the project as they become due, including any premium payable upon any required redemption of the bonds;
(B) Establish or maintain a reserve, if any, as may be required by the instrument authorizing or securing the special purpose revenue bonds;
(C) Pay all fees and expenses, including the fees and expenses of the paying agents and trustees, assessed in connection with the special purpose revenue bonds; and
(D) Pay the fees, costs, and expenses (direct or indirect) assessed by the department in administering the bonds or in carrying out the project agreement; and
(2) Operate, maintain, and repair the project as long as it is used to provide low- and moderate-income housing, and to pay all costs of operation, maintenance, and repair.

Moneys received by the department pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) shall not be, nor be deemed to be, revenues of the project and shall be paid into the general fund of the State.

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