ORS 407.425: Factors considered before requesting bond issuance.

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall request the State Treasurer to issue bonds as provided in ORS chapter 286A whenever the department determines that bonds are to be issued under ORS 407.415. In order to meet the specific requirements of a selected group of applicants for loans under this chapter and before asking the State Treasurer to structure an issue of bonds under this authority, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs may consider factors including, but not limited to, the number of applications and loans on hand, the amount of debt that will be financed or refinanced by the issue, directly or indirectly, the solvency of the program as a whole, the current value of money, the condition of the tax exempt and taxable bond markets and the effect of the issue on all veterans.