A. The bonds shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, fixed or variable, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years, or not to exceed thirty years if the council determines bonds are necessary in connection with the acquisition, lease, fabrication, repair, restoration, reconditioning, refinancing or

installation of real property, from their date and may be made redeemable prior to maturity at such price or prices and upon terms and conditions determined by the council. In cases where any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before the delivery of and payment for such bonds, that signature or facsimile is valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until delivery and payment. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in fully registered form or both or may be payable to a specific person, as the council may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal or as to both principal and interest, for the conversion of coupon bonds into fully registered bonds without coupons and for the conversion into coupon bonds of any fully registered bonds without coupons. The duty of conversion may be imposed upon a trustee in a trust agreement.

B. The principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such bonds shall be payable solely from and may be secured by a pledge of the proceeds of bonds, revenues derived from the lease or sale of health-related equipment or realized from a loan made by the council to finance or refinance in whole or in part health-related equipment, revenues derived from operating health-related equipment, including insurance proceeds, or any other revenues provided by a participating health-care provider or a bank, savings and loan association or other entity to which a loan is made.

C. The council shall sell the bonds at such price or prices as it shall determine at public or private sale.