No general obligation refunding bonds of the state may be issued under this chapter, unless:

(1)  the tax provided in Section 11-27-3.5 is sufficient to pay annual interest and to pay the principal of the refunding bonds within 20 years from the final passage of the law authorizing the bonds to be refunded thereby; or

Terms Used In Utah Code 11-27-9

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Refunding bonds: means bonds issued under the authority of this chapter for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds. See Utah Code 11-27-2
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  the legislature has approved the issuance of general obligation refunding bonds and provided for levying a tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of the general obligation refunding bonds within 20 years from the final passage of the law approving the refunding bonds as provided in Article XIII, Sec. 2(11), Utah Constitution.

Amended by Chapter 258, 2015 General Session