§206M-44 Special facility lease. (a) In addition to the conditions and terms set forth in this part, any special facility lease entered into by the development corporation shall at least contain provisions obligating the other party to the special facility lease:

(1) To pay to the development corporation during the initial term of the special facility lease, whether the special facility is capable of being used or occupied or is being used or occupied by the other party, a rental or rentals at the time or times and in the amount or amounts that will be sufficient to:

(A) Pay the principal and interest on all special facility revenue bonds issued for the special facility;

(B) Establish or maintain any reserves for these payments; and

(C) Pay all fees and expenses of the trustees, paying agents, transfer agents, and other fiscal agents for the special facility revenue bonds issued for the special facility;

(2) To pay to the development corporation:

(A) A ground rental, equal to the fair market rental of the land, if the land on which the special facility is located was not acquired from the proceeds of the special facility revenue bonds; or

(B) A properly allocable share of the administrative costs of the development corporation in carrying out the special facility lease and administering the special facility revenue bonds issued for the special facility if the land was acquired from the proceeds of the special facility revenue bonds;

(3) To either operate, maintain, and repair the special facility and pay the costs thereof or to pay to the development corporation all costs of operation, maintenance, and repair of the special facility;

(4) To:

(A) Insure, or cause to be insured, the special facility under builder's risk insurance (or similar insurance) in the amount of the cost of construction of the special facility to be financed from the proceeds of the special facility revenue bonds;

(B) Procure and maintain, or cause to be procured or maintained, to the extent commercially available, a comprehensive insurance policy providing protection and insuring the development corporation and its officers, agents, servants, and employees (and so long as special facility revenue bonds are outstanding, the trustee) against all direct or contingent loss or liability for damages for personal injury or death or damage to property, including loss of use thereof, occurring on or in any way related to the special facility or occasioned by reason of occupancy by and the operations of the other person upon, in and around the special facility;

(C) Provide all risk casualty insurance, including insurance against loss or damage by fire, lightning, flood, earthquake, typhoon, or hurricane, with standard extended coverage and standard vandalism and other malicious mischief endorsements; and

(D) Provide insurance for workers' compensation and employers' liability for personal injury or death or damage to property (the other party may self-insure for workers' compensation if permitted by law); provided that all policies with respect to loss or damage of property including fire or other casualty and extended coverage and builder's risk shall provide for payments of the losses to the development corporation, the other party or the trustee for the special facility revenue bonds as their respective interests may appear; and provided further that the insurance may be procured and maintained as part of or in conjunction with other policies carried by the other party; and provided further that the insurance shall name the development corporation, and so long as any special facility revenue bonds are outstanding, the trustee, as additional insured; and

(5) Indemnify, save, and hold the development corporation, the trustee, and their respective agents, officers, members, and employees harmless from and against all claims and actions and all costs and expenses incidental to the investigation and defense thereof, by or on behalf of any person, firm, or corporation, based upon or arising out of the special facility or the other party's use and occupancy thereof, including, without limitation, from and against all claims and actions based upon and arising from any:

(A) Condition of the special facility;

(B) Breach or default on the part of the other party in the performance of any of the party's obligations under the special facility lease;

(C) Fault or act of negligence of the other party or the party's agents, contractors, servants, employees, or licensees; or

(D) Accident to or injury or death of any person or loss of or damage to any property occurring in or about the special facility, including any claims or actions based upon or arising by reason of the negligence or any act of the other party.

Any moneys received by the development corporation pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be paid into the technology special fund and shall not be nor be deemed to be revenues of the special facility.

(b) The term and all renewals and extensions of the term of any special facility lease (including any amendments or supplements thereto) shall not extend beyond the lesser of the reasonable life of the special facility that is the subject of the special facility lease, as estimated by the development corporation at the time of the entering into thereof, or thirty years.

(c) Any special facility lease entered into by the development corporation shall be subject to chapter 171 and shall contain other terms and conditions that the development corporation deems advisable to effectuate the purposes of this part. [L 2000, c 72, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 69, §5]