(a) For the purpose of providing moneys to fund loans authorized by this part, the authority, in addition to the powers otherwise created by law, has the power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time negotiable bonds and notes of the authority in an amount not to exceed two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) in accordance with the terms of this part.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-31-604
Airport: means and includes any one (1) or more airports or heliports and related facilities of an airport authority or municipal airport, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities for storage of air and space craft, navigation and landing aids, taxiways, pads, aprons, control towers, passenger and cargo terminal buildings, hangars, administration and office buildings, garages, parking lots, and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development and maintenance of airports and heliports, and for the promotion and accommodation of air and space travel, commerce and navigation. See Tennessee Code 4-31-603
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
Loan agreement: means a contractual arrangement by and between an airport authority or a municipal airport and the authority and, in the discretion of the authority, the creating or participating municipality providing the guaranty, pursuant to and in accordance with this part. See Tennessee Code 4-31-603
(b) 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 provisions of this chapter or any other law; provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the issuance of separate issues of bonds or notes pursuant to this part.(c) In addition to the powers otherwise granted by law, the authority has the power and is authorized to make loans to any airport authority or municipal airport that has obtained the guaranty of a creating municipality or participating municipality pursuant to § 4-31-607, for the financing of projects for airport authorities or municipal airports pursuant to a loan agreement. Such loans shall be made from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued by the authority for the purpose of making such loans.(d)(1) The authority shall establish a repayment schedule to be made by an airport authority or municipal airport under a loan agreement. Such repayments shall be in such amounts as will be at least sufficient, together with other funds available therefor, to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds and notes issued by the authority for the purpose of providing loans to airport authorities or municipal airports for the financing of projects, and as may be necessary for the authority to maintain a reserve for debt service. The authority may collect an administrative fee in addition to such repayment schedule in an amount as may be set forth in the loan agreement.(2) The annual repayment schedule for each loan shall be, in cases prior to the funding of such loans or where such loans have been financed on an interim basis other than by bonds, an estimated annual repayment schedule showing debt service requirements under the loan agreement as if the bonds to be issued to fund such loans will bear interest at a rate per annum and mature in such manner as the authority shall establish at the time of the approval of each such loan and, in cases where bonds have been issued to fund such loan, the actual debt service requirements on such bonds.
