48 U.S.C. § 2146

Current through P.L. 118-62 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/13/2024)

Section 2146 - Oversight Board duties related to restructuring

(a) Requirements for restructuring certification

The Oversight Board, prior to issuing a restructuring certification regarding an entity (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 11), shall determine, in its sole discretion, that-

(1) the entity has made good-faith efforts to reach a consensual restructuring with creditors;

(2) the entity has-

(A) adopted procedures necessary to deliver timely audited financial statements; and

(B) made public draft financial statements and other information sufficient for any interested person to make an informed decision with respect to a possible restructuring;

(3) the entity is either a covered territory that has adopted a Fiscal Plan certified by the Oversight Board, a covered territorial instrumentality that is subject to a Territory Fiscal Plan certified by the Oversight Board, or a covered territorial instrumentality that has adopted an Instrumentality Fiscal Plan certified by the Oversight Board; and

(4)

(A) no order approving a Qualifying Modification under section 2231 of this title has been entered with respect to such entity; or

(B) if an order approving a Qualifying Modification has been entered with respect to such entity, the entity is unable to make its debt payments notwithstanding the approved Qualifying Modification, in which case, all claims affected by the Qualifying Modification shall be subject to a subchapter III case.

(b) Issuance of restructuring certification

The issuance of a restructuring certification under this section requires a vote of no fewer than 5 members of the Oversight Board in the affirmative, which shall satisfy the requirement set forth in section 2162(2) of this title.

48 U.S.C. § 2146

Pub. L. 114-187, title II, §206, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 574.

Fiscal Plan: The term "Fiscal Plan" means a Territory Fiscal Plan or an Instrumentality Fiscal Plan, as applicable.
Instrumentality Fiscal Plan: The term "Instrumentality Fiscal Plan" means a fiscal plan for a covered territorial instrumentality, designated by the Oversight Board in accordance with section 2121 of this title, submitted, approved, and certified in accordance with section 2141 of this title.
Oversight Board: The term "Oversight Board" means a Financial Oversight and Management Board established in accordance with section 2121 of this title.
Territory Fiscal Plan: The term "Territory Fiscal Plan" means a fiscal plan for a territorial government submitted, approved, and certified in accordance with section 2141 of this title.
covered territorial instrumentality: The term "covered territorial instrumentality" means a territorial instrumentality designated by the Oversight Board pursuant to section 2121 of this title to be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
covered territory: The term "covered territory" means a territory for which an Oversight Board has been established under section 2121 of this title.