Terms Used In Michigan Laws 129.269

  • Ancillary facility: means any revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit or letter of credit, reimbursement agreement, interest rate exchange or similar agreement, currency exchange agreement, interest rate floor or cap, options, puts or calls to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread or similar exposure, or similar agreements, investment agreements, float agreements, forward agreements or other investment arrangements, insurance contract, surety bond, commitment to purchase or sell securities, purchase or sale agreements or commitments or other contracts or agreements and other security agreements approved by the authority, including without limitation any arrangements referred to in this act. See Michigan Laws 129.263
  • Authority: means the Michigan tobacco settlement finance authority created under section 4. See Michigan Laws 129.263
  • Benefited parties: means persons, firms, or corporations that enter into ancillary facilities with the authority according to the provisions of this act. See Michigan Laws 129.263
  • Bond: means a bond, note, or other obligation issued by the authority under this act. See Michigan Laws 129.263
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  The issuance of bonds and the execution of any ancillary facility under the provisions of this act shall not directly, or indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision of this state to pay any amounts to the authority or owner of bonds or benefited parties or levy or pledge any form of taxation whatsoever for the bonds or ancillary facilities. The bonds and any ancillary facility are not a debt or liability of this state or any agency or instrumentality of this state, other than the authority as set forth in this act, either legal, moral, or otherwise, and nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorize the authority to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate this state or any political subdivision of this state, and the bonds and any ancillary facility shall contain on the face of the bond and ancillary facility or other prominent place on the bond or ancillary facility in bold typeface a statement to that effect.