| G. Contract with the Federal Government or its | instrumentalities or agencies, this State or its agencies, | instrumentalities or municipalities, public bodies, private | corporations, partnerships, associations and, individuals | and other persons to carry out the purposes of this article; |
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| J. Borrow money, make, issue and sell at public or private | sale negotiable notes, bonds and other evidences of | indebtedness or obligation of the authority for the purposes | under this article and secure the payment of that obligation | or any part of that obligation by pledge of all or any part | of the operating revenues or other revenues or property of | the authority; |
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| K. Enter into loan or security agreements with borrowers or | one or more lending institutions, including, but not limited | to, banks, insurance companies and pension funds, or | trustees for those institutions for the purposes for which | bonds may be issued and exercise with respect to those loan | or security agreements all of the powers delineated in this | article for the issuance of bonds; |
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| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13080-G, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 474, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1. Hearing required. The authority may issue bonds to | finance its activities only after giving notice of the proposed | issuance and its terms at least twice in a newspaper of general | circulation in the county and holding a duly advertised public | hearing on the issuance. |
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| | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §13080-G, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 495, §§6 | and 7, is further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Authority. In addition to the authority provided in | subsection 1-A, the authority may issue bonds from time to time | in its discretion to finance the undertaking of an authorized | activity under this article, including but not limited to the | payment of costs of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, | renovation, equipping, start-up, testing, capitalized interest, | reserves, reuse or improvement within the base undertaken by a | person and the payment of principal and interest upon advances | for surveys and plans, and may issue refunding bonds for the | payment or retirement of bonds previously issued. |
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| A. The principal and, interest of and all other amounts that may | at any time become due and payable under the bonds must be made | payable solely from the income, proceeds, revenues and funds of | the authority derived from or held for |
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