Authority: means the Tennessee local development authority, a public agency and instrumentality of the state, created by this chapter, or if such authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the authority shall be given by law. See Tennessee Code 4-31-102
Commissioner: means the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services when referenced in provisions relating to mental health facilities or centers and means the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities when referenced in provisions relating to intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities or centers. See Tennessee Code 4-31-703
Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services when referenced in provisions relating to mental health facilities or centers and means the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities when referenced in provisions relating to developmental disabilities facilities or centers. See Tennessee Code 4-31-703
(1) Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this part shall not be issued and sold as part of an issue of bonds or notes of the authority issued pursuant to any other provision of this chapter or law.(2) The authority shall not issue bonds and notes under this part in an aggregate principal amount at any one (1) time outstanding exceeding fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), excluding bonds or notes for the payment of redemption of which there has been or will be set aside and held in trust either moneys or direct and general obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States, or obligations secured by such obligations, or any combination thereof, that are or will be sufficient to pay when due the principal or applicable redemption price and all accrued interest thereon and, if such bonds or notes are to be redeemed, for which notice of redemption has been given or satisfactory provision has been made for the giving of such notice.(b) Each issue of its notes or bonds issued pursuant to this part shall be limited special obligations of the authority payable solely from, and secured by amounts derived by, the authority from loans made pursuant to this part.(c)(1) At the end of each calendar year, the authority shall certify to the governor and the commissioner the amount of deficiency, if any, in the debt service reserve account for bonds and notes issued pursuant to this part to mental health or developmental disabilities facilities.(2) The commissioner shall transfer to the authority the amount of the deficiency from state funds appropriated to the department by the general assembly.(d)(1) At the end of each calendar year the authority shall certify to the governor and the commissioner the amount of the deficiency, if any, in the debt service reserve account for bonds and notes issued pursuant to this part to alcohol and drug treatment facilities.(2) The commissioner shall transfer to the authority the amount of the deficiency from state funds appropriated to the department by the general assembly.(e) The authorization to issue additional bonds pursuant to this section is terminated. The authority and the department are authorized and directed to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state funding board providing for the monitoring and servicing of all outstanding loan agreements entered into under this part. Upon the issuance of debt by the state funding board, refunding and defeasing all outstanding authority debt previously issued pursuant to this part, the authority may transfer all payments received from grantees, as directed by the state funding board.
