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restaurants, kiosks, fuel and service facilities, leased or rented
by the authority to__business entities, are subject to taxation,
and assessments must be made against the tenant in possession based
upon the value of the leasehold interest, both real and personal.__
The authority may not be required to pay any tax upon its income
except as may be required by the laws of the United States, and the
bonds or other securities and obligations issued from the authority
and the transfer and the income from the transfer of those bonds or
other securities and obligations, including any profits made on
that sale, must at all times be free from taxation within the
State.

 
§1998.__Refunding bonds

 
The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the
issuance of highway revenue refunding bonds of the authority,
including notes or other obligations defined as bonds under this
chapter for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding,
including the payment of any redemption premium on those bonds
and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption
of those bonds; and, if considered advisable by the authority,
for any additional purpose for which bonds authorized by this
chapter may be issued.__The issuance of the bonds and the
maturities and other details of the bonds, the rights of the
holders of the bonds and the rights, duties and obligations of
the authority in respect to those rights, duties and obligations
are governed by this chapter insofar as these rights, duties and
obligations may be applicable.

 
§1999.__Maintenance of East-West Highway

 
1.__Maintenance and repair. The East-West Highway must be
maintained and repaired by and under the control of the authority
and, at the discretion of the authority, the services of the
department, as far as the services are available or expedient,
may be utilized for this purpose.__All charges and costs for
maintenance and repairs actually expended by the department must
be paid to it by the authority.__The East-West Highway must be
operated by such force of toll takers and other operating
employees as the authority may in its discretion employ.__The
authority may utilize the services of the State Police to enforce
the rules of the authority with respect to tolls, volume, weight
and speed of traffic and with respect to such other matters of
enforcement as it may in its discretion require, and all charges
and costs for those services actually expended by the State
Police must be paid by the authority to the Treasurer of State in
accordance with section 1999-A, subsection 4.

 
2.__Speed limit. The authority may by rule prescribe a maximum
limitation on the speed of vehicles using the East-West


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