§ 10-121. Bonds -- Trust agreement

MD Econ Dev Code § 10-121 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    The Corporation may secure a bond by a trust agreement between the Corporation and a corporate trustee.

(2)    A corporate trustee may be any trust company or bank that has the powers of a trust company in or outside the State.

(3)    A corporation or trust company incorporated in the State may:

(i)    act as depository of bond proceeds or revenues; and

(ii)    furnish an indemnity bond or pledge security that the Corporation requires.

(b)    The trust agreement or the resolution that provides for the issuance of a bond may:

(1)    state the rights and remedies of bondholders and any trustee;

(2)    contain provisions to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of bondholders;

(3)    contain covenants stating the duties of the Corporation as to the custody, safeguarding, and application of money;

(4)    restrict the individual rights of action of bondholders;

(5)    provide for the payment of the bond proceeds and revenues to an officer, board, or depository that the Corporation determines with the safeguards and restrictions that the Corporation determines; and

(6)    provide for the method of disbursement of the bond proceeds and revenues, with the safeguards and restrictions that the Corporation determines.

(c)    Expenses incurred in carrying out a trust agreement may be treated as part of the cost of operation of the Corporation.