A. The Authority shall be authorized to act as a conduit issuer for the benefit of one or more eligible local government entities or for the benefit of one or more local government entities in conjunction with a for-profit business entity for an authorized economic development project using the Economic Development Pool.

B. The Authority shall be authorized to issue its obligations in order to provide net proceeds on a pooled basis not to exceed One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) for the Economic Development Pool. The Authority shall be authorized to issue obligations within the limit prescribed by this subsection based upon the defeasance of previously issued obligations.

C. Except as otherwise provided by subsection G of this section, proceeds from the Economic Development Pool shall be for the purpose of providing financing for an eligible local government entity or entities or for the benefit of a business entity for an authorized economic development project located in this state.

D. Sixty-five percent (65%) of the net proceeds from the Economic Development Pool shall be used by the Authority for the benefit of eligible local government entities the population of which, according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census, does not exceed three hundred thousand (300,000) persons for any participating municipality.

E. Thirty-five percent (35%) of the net proceeds from the Economic Development Pool may be used by the Authority for the benefit of any and all eligible local government entities regardless of population.

F. Obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of this section may be issued on a tax-exempt basis if the applicable provisions of federal law governing private activity bonds allow such issuance. Otherwise, the obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be issued on a taxable basis.

G. The proceeds from the Economic Development Pool may also be used for the purposes authorized by Section 891.7 of this title.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 309, § 8, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 285, § 2; Laws 2013, c. 179, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.