14 | | - | An Act relating to the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement |
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15 | | - | Authority; authorizing issuance of obligations; |
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16 | | - | providing for authorized use of proceeds; providing |
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17 | | - | for net proceeds amount; authorizing acqu isition of |
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18 | | - | title to certain assets by Oklahoma Capitol |
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19 | | - | Improvement Authority; providing for transfer of |
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20 | | - | title upon redemption or defeasance; authorizing |
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21 | | - | Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to borrow |
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22 | | - | monies on credit of certain income or revenues; |
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23 | | - | authorizing capitalization of interest for prescribed |
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24 | | - | period of time; stating legislative in tent with |
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25 | | - | respect to appropriation of funds to the Office of |
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26 | | - | Management and Enterprise Services ; providing for |
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27 | | - | payment of professional fees and costs; authorizing |
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28 | | - | issuance of obligations in one or more series; |
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29 | | - | specifying net proceeds amount; authorizing |
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30 | | - | engagement of certain professional services; |
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31 | | - | providing for competitive or negot iated sale of |
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32 | | - | obligations; providing for agreements with credit |
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33 | | - | enhancers or liquidity pro viders; prescribing final |
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34 | | - | maturity; authorizing use of in terest for certain |
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35 | | - | purposes; providing for exemption from state and |
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36 | | - | local taxation; providing for investment of funds; |
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37 | | - | providing for restrictions; pr oviding for |
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38 | | - | applicability of certain statutory pro visions; |
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39 | | - | imposing time limit for issuance of obligations; |
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40 | | - | providing for effect of termination of issuing |
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41 | | - | capacity on previously issued obligat ions; providing |
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42 | | - | for codification; and declaring an emergency. |
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| 101 | + | [ Office of Management and E nterprise Services - |
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| 102 | + | making an appropriation - effective date – |
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| 103 | + | emergency ] |
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55 | | - | A. In addition to any other authorizatio n provided by law, the |
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56 | | - | Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is authori zed to issue |
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57 | | - | obligations to acquire real property, together with improvements |
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58 | | - | located thereon, and personal pro perty to construct improvements to |
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59 | | - | real property and to provide funding f or repairs, refurbishments , |
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60 | | - | and improvements to real and personal proper ty constituting the |
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61 | | - | tunnels underlying the State Capitol Office Complex and associated |
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62 | | - | fixtures and equipment in a total amount not to exceed Nineteen |
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63 | | - | Million Dollars ($19,000,000.00). The funds shall be used for the |
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64 | | - | renovation, repair, and remodeling of the tunnels underlying the |
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65 | | - | State Capitol Office Comple x. |
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67 | | - | B. The Authority may hold title to the property and |
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68 | | - | improvements until such time as any obligations issued for this |
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69 | | - | purpose are retired or defeased and may lease the property and |
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70 | | - | improvements to the Off ice of Management and Enterprise Services. |
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71 | | - | Upon final redemption or defeasance of the obliga tions created |
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72 | | - | pursuant to this section, title to the property and improvements |
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73 | | - | shall be transferred from the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority |
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74 | | - | to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. |
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76 | | - | C. For the purposes of paying the costs for constructi on of the |
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77 | | - | real property and improvements, and providing funding for the |
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78 | | - | project authorized in subsection A of this section, and for the |
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79 | | - | purpose authorized in subs ection D of this section, the Authority is |
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80 | | - | hereby authorized to borrow monies on the credit of the income and |
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81 | | - | revenues to be derived from the leasing of such property and |
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82 | | - | improvements and, in anticipation of the collection of such income |
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83 | | - | and revenues, to issue negotiable obligations in a total amount not |
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84 | | - | to exceed Nineteen Million Dollars ($19,000,000.00) whether issued |
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85 | | - | in one or more series. The Authority is authorized to capitalize |
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86 | | - | interest on the obligations issued pursuant to this section for a |
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87 | | - | period of not to exceed one (1) year from the date of issuance. For |
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88 | | - | subsequent fiscal years, it is th e intent of the Legislature to |
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89 | | - | appropriate to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services |
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90 | | - | sufficient monies to make rental payments for the purpose of |
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91 | | - | retiring the obligations created pursuant to this section. To the ENR. H. B. NO. 3567 Page 3 |
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92 | | - | extent funds are available from t he proceeds of the borrowing |
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93 | | - | authorized by this subsection, the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement |
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94 | | - | Authority shall provide for the payment of professional fees and |
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95 | | - | associated costs related to the project authorized in subsection A |
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96 | | - | of this section; provided, that no such fees or costs may be paid if |
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97 | | - | such payments would jeopardize the tax -advantaged status of the |
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98 | | - | bonds under federal law. |
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100 | | - | D. The Authority may issue obliga tions in one or more series |
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101 | | - | and in conjunction with other issues of the Authority. The |
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102 | | - | Authority is authorized to hire bond counsel, financial consultants, |
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103 | | - | and such other professionals as it may deem necessary to provide for |
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104 | | - | the efficient sale of the obli gations and may utilize a portion of |
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105 | | - | the proceeds of any borrowing to create such reserves as m ay be |
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106 | | - | deemed necessary and to pay costs associated with the issuance and |
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107 | | - | administration of such obligations. |
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109 | | - | E. The obligations authoriz ed under this section m ay be sold at |
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110 | | - | either competitive or negotiated sale, as determined by the |
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111 | | - | Authority, and in such form and at such prices as may be authorized |
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112 | | - | by the Authority. The Authority may enter into agre ements with such |
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113 | | - | credit enhancers and l iquidity providers as m ay be determined |
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114 | | - | necessary to efficiently market the obligations. The obligatio ns |
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115 | | - | may mature and have such provisions for redemption as shall be |
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116 | | - | determined by the Authority, but in no event sha ll the final |
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117 | | - | maturity of such obligatio ns occur later than t wenty-five (25) years |
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118 | | - | from the first principal maturit y date. |
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120 | | - | F. Any interest earnings on funds o r accounts created for the |
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121 | | - | purposes of this section may be utilized as partial payment of the |
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122 | | - | annual debt service or for the pu rposes directed by the Authority . |
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124 | | - | G. The obligations issued under this section, the transfer |
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125 | | - | thereof, and the interest earned on such obligations, including any |
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126 | | - | profit derived from the sale thereof, shall not be subject to |
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127 | | - | taxation of any kind by the Stat e of Oklahoma, or by any county, |
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128 | | - | municipality, or political subdivision therein. |
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130 | | - | H. The Authority may direct the investment of a ll monies in any |
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131 | | - | funds or accounts created in connection with the offering of the |
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132 | | - | obligations authorized under this section. S uch investments shall |
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133 | | - | be made in a manner consistent with the investment guidelines o f the |
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134 | | - | State Treasurer. The Authority may pl ace additional restrictions on |
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135 | | - | the investment of such monies if necessary to enhance the |
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136 | | - | marketability of the obligations. ENR. H. B. NO. 3567 Page 4 |
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138 | | - | I. Insofar as they are not in conf lict with the provisions of |
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139 | | - | this section, the provisio ns of Section 151 et seq. of Title 73 of |
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140 | | - | the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply to this section. |
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142 | | - | J. Unless at least fifty percent (50%) of the pro ceeds |
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143 | | - | authorized by the provisions of t his section have bee n obtained by |
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144 | | - | sale of obligations by the Authority with in three (3) years from the |
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145 | | - | effective date of this act, the provisions of this section shall |
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146 | | - | cease to have the force or effect of law with res pect to any further |
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147 | | - | issuance of obligations by the Authorit y otherwise authorized by |
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148 | | - | this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not be |
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149 | | - | construed to limit the liability of the Authority with respect to |
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150 | | - | obligations issued pursuant to this section if the obligations were |
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151 | | - | issued prior to the termination of the remaining issuing capacity |
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152 | | - | nor shall the provision s of this subsection be construed in any way |
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153 | | - | to impair rights of any person or entity which has purchased any |
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154 | | - | obligations of the Authority pur suant to the provisions of this |
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155 | | - | section which were authorized at the time of such purchase. |
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157 | | - | SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation |
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158 | | - | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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