Before issuing economic development bonds, the department or in the case of a tourism training infrastructure project or a national and international convention and trade show center, the State or agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof that will own such project shall notify the Joint Bond Review Committee and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority of the following:

(1) the amount then required for allocation to the department or to the State or agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof to defray the costs of the proposed infrastructure;

(2) a description of the infrastructure for which the bonds are to be issued, including a certification by the secretary of the department or in the case of a tourism training infrastructure project or a national and international convention and trade show center by an appropriate official of the State or agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof that will own such project that the economic development project to benefit from the expenditure of the proceeds of the bonds consists of the following:

(a)(i) in the case of an economic development project as defined in Section 11-41-30(2)(a)(i), an investment by the sponsor at the project of not less than four hundred million dollars and creation by the sponsor at the project of no fewer than four hundred new jobs, or, (ii) in the case of an enhanced economic development project defined in Section 11-41-30(2)(a)(ii), an investment by the sponsor at the project of not less than four hundred million dollars, and the creation at the project of no fewer than four hundred new jobs by the sponsor, and, further, (A) the total investment at the project by the sponsor is not less than 1.1 billion dollars and (B) the total number of new jobs created at the project is not less than two thousand; or

(b) in the case of a life sciences facility, an investment by the sponsor in the project of not less than one hundred million dollars and creation by the sponsor at the project of no fewer than two hundred new jobs with an average cash compensation of at least twice the per capita income in this State. Per capita income must be determined by using the most recent per capita income data available at the time the request for funding is made pursuant to this chapter; or

(c) in the case of a tourism training infrastructure project, training and research facilities including the necessary equipment therefor, owned by the State or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof, for a program for which project there has been executed an agreement between the State and the state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision owning such facilities providing that, upon the termination of the program the proceeds of the sale of any facilities financed with the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter will be reimbursed by such state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision to the general fund of the State; or

(d) subject to the provisions of Section 11-41-75, in the case of a national and international convention and trade show center, partial payment of costs for infrastructure associated with a meeting and exhibit space as defined in Section 11-41-30(2)(e), owned by the State or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof for which project there has been executed an agreement between the State and the state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision owning such meeting and exhibit space providing that, upon either the sale of the meeting and exhibit space partially financed with proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter or the failure of the state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision to (1) purchase land within eighteen months of the effective date of this item (d), (2) begin construction within five years of the effective date of this item (d) of a meeting and exhibit space as defined in Section 11-41-30(2)(e), or (3) complete the project within fifteen years of the effective date of this item (d), then the state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision owning such meeting and exhibit space will reimburse the amount of bond proceeds to the General Fund of the State, plus interest thereon from the date of expenditure to the date of such reimbursement at a rate equal to the total interest cost rate on the issuance of bonds used to make such expenditure. The state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision must notify the State Treasurer immediately upon the sale of any land acquired with proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter. The state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision also must provide sufficient proof to the State Treasurer that the deadlines to purchase land, begin construction, and complete the project imposed pursuant to this item have been met. If the state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision sells the land or fails to meet any of these deadlines, then the State Treasurer shall take the appropriate action necessary to recover all bond proceeds and interest disbursed to the state agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision to finance the project;

(3) a tentative time schedule setting forth the period of time during which the sum requested is to be expended;

(4) a debt service table showing the annual principal and interest requirements for all bonds then outstanding; and

(5) the total amount of all bonds issued.

HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 254, Section 1; 2004 Act No. 187, Section 3.C; 2005 Act No. 114, Section 4; 2013 Act No. 13, Section 8, eff April 23, 2013; 2013 Act No. 73, Section 2, eff June 13, 2013; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VII, Section 20.H.1, eff July 1, 2015; 2014 Act No. 215 (S.828), Section 2, eff June 2, 2014.

Editor's Note

2013 Act No. 73, Section 3, provides as follows:

"SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and the definition clarified and time limit extension included in Sections 11-41-30 and 11-41-70 of the 1976 Code, as amended by this act, apply with respect from the original effective date of Act 114 of 2005 [June 6, 2005]."

Effect of Amendment

The first 2013 amendment, in subsection (2)(a), inserted "(i)" following "(a)" at the beginning, inserted "(i)" following "Section 11-41-30(2)(a)", and added the text beginning with ", or, (ii) in the case of an enhanced".

The second 2013 amendment, in subsection (2)(d), substituted "complete the project within fifteen years" for "complete the project within ten years" following item (3); and made other nonsubstantive changes.

2014 Act No. 121, Section 20.H.1, substituted "Fiscal Accountability Authority" for "Budget and Control Board".

2014 Act No. 215, Section 2, in subsection (2)(d), inserted at the beginning "subject to the provisions of Section 11-41-75,", and made other nonsubstantive changes.