KRS 175B.060: Issuance of project revenue bonds -- Use of bond proceeds.

(1) (a) 1. An issuing authority may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of

project revenue bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of a project.

2. The principal of and the interest on the project revenue bonds shall be

payable solely from the funds provided for the payment.

3. The bonds of each issue:

a. Shall be dated;

b. Shall bear interest at a rate or method of determining rates;

c. Shall mature at a time not exceeding forty (40) years from their

issuance date, as determined by the issuing authority; and

d. May be redeemable before maturity, at the option of the issuing

authority, at a price and under terms and conditions as may be

fixed by the issuing authority prior to the issuance of the project

revenue bonds.

4. The issuing authority shall:

a. Determine the form of the bonds;

b. Fix the denomination of the bonds; and

c. Fix the place of payment of principal and interest, which may be at

any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth.

(b) 1. The project revenue bonds shall be signed by the chai rman or other

presiding officer of the issuing authority or shall bear that officer's

facsimile signature, and the seal of the issuing authority or a facsimile

shall be affixed to the project revenue bonds and attested by the

secretary of the issuing authority.

2. If any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears

on any project revenue bonds ceases to be an officer before the delivery

of the project revenue bonds, the signature or facsimile shall be valid

and sufficient for all purposes as if the officer had remained in office

until the delivery.

3. All project revenue bonds issued under this chapter shall have all the

qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable

instruments law of the Commonwealth.

4. The project revenue bonds shall be issued in registered form.

5. The issuing authority may sell the project revenue bonds in a manner,

either at public or private sale, and for a price as it determines will best

carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(2) (a) The proceeds of the project revenue bonds of each issue shall be used solely

for the payment of the cost of the project or projects for which the bonds were

issued, and shall be disbursed in a manner and under the restrictions the

issuing authority provides in the res olution authorizing the issuance of the

project revenue bonds or in the trust agreement securing the project revenue

bonds.

(b) If the proceeds of the project revenue bonds of any issue, by error of estimates

or otherwise, are less than the cost of the project or projects, additional project

revenue bonds may be issued to provide the amount of the deficit, and, unless

otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the project

revenue bonds or in the trust agreement securing the project rev enue bonds,

shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from

the same fund without preference or priority of the project revenue bonds first

issued.

(c) If the proceeds of the project revenue bonds of any issue exceed the cost, the

surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund required by KRS

175B.040(3)(a) for the project revenue bonds or any account or accounts the

issuing authority shall have provided for in the proceedings or trust indenture

authorizing and securing the project revenue bonds.

(3) Project revenue bonds shall be issued in compliance with KRS 42.420 and 45A.840

to 45A.879. Except as provided in KRS 42.420 and 45A.840 to 45A.879, project

revenue bonds may be issued under this chapter without obtain ing the consent of

any local government, department, division, authority, board, bureau, or agency of

the Commonwealth, or of the Commonwealth, and without any other proceedings

or conditions other than those proceedings or conditions which are specificall y

required by this chapter.