Sec. 8.

(1) A reserve capital account is created under the jurisdiction and control of the authority and shall be administered by the authority to secure notes and bonds of the authority. The authority shall credit to the reserve capital account the proceeds of the sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided for in the authorizing resolution of the authority, and any other money that is made available to the authority for the purpose of the reserve capital account.

(2) In the resolution authorizing the issuance of notes or bonds, the authority may establish a capital reserve fund for the payment of the principal and interest of notes or bonds, for the purchase or redemption of the notes or bonds, or for the payment of a redemption premium required to be paid when the notes or bonds are redeemed before maturity. The authority shall not use a capital reserve fund for an optional purchase or optional redemption of notes or bonds if the use would reduce the total of the money in the capital reserve fund to less than the capital reserve fund requirement established for the fund.

(3) In addition to, or in lieu of, depositing money in the reserve capital account or in a capital reserve fund, the authority may obtain or pledge letters of credit, insurance policies, surety bonds, guarantees, or other security arrangements if the security arrangements are approved by the state treasurer. The amount available under letters of credit, insurance policies, surety bonds, guarantees, or other security arrangements pledged to the capital reserve fund shall be credited toward the capital reserve fund requirement for the fund.

(4) Income or interest earned by the reserve capital account may be transferred by the authority to other funds or accounts of the authority.

(5) Income or interest earned by a capital reserve fund may be transferred by the authority to other funds or accounts of the authority to the extent that the transfer does not reduce the total of the amount of money and security arrangements authorized under subsection (3) in the fund below the capital reserve fund requirement for that fund.

History: 2002, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 2002 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of Michigan broadband development authority from department of treasury to department of labor and economic growth by Type I transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.