ORS 367.168 Revenue declaration

Before grant anticipation revenue bonds are issued under ORS 367.161 to 367.181, the Department of Transportation shall prepare a revenue declaration authorizing issuance of the revenue bonds. The declaration must be signed by the Director of Transportation, or the director’s designee, and must be approved by the State Treasurer, or the treasurer’s designee.

A declaration under this section may:

Pledge all or a portion of the moneys described in ORS 367.173 for purposes of the revenue bonds to be issued.

Limit the purposes to which the department may apply the proceeds of the sale.

Make pledges concerning the proceeds of the sale or moneys described in ORS 367.173 to secure payment of the revenue bonds issued under ORS 367.161 to 367.181.

Limit or otherwise provide for the issuance of additional revenue bonds, including refunding bonds, under ORS 367.161 to 367.181, limit or establish terms upon which additional revenue bonds, including refunding bonds, may be issued under ORS 367.161 to 367.181.

Provide for procedures, if any, by which the terms of contracts with bondholders may be amended or rescinded, for the percentage of the bondholders that must consent to amendment or rescission of the contract and for the manner of bondholder consent to amendment or rescission of the contract.

Establish a trustee and vest the trustee with property, rights, powers or duties in trust, as the State Treasurer determines appropriate.

Provide for other matters affecting issuance of the revenue bonds.

A declaration under this section may establish the same requirements, be subject to the same provisions, create the same obligations and confer the same rights as an indenture under ORS 367.171, if so provided in the declaration.