Section 390.12 - Issuance of public bonds or obligations - purposes - limitations1. An electric power agency may from time to time issue its public bonds or obligations in such principal amounts as the electric power agency deems necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out any of its purposes and powers, including but not limited to any of the following:a. The acquisition or construction of any project to be owned or leased by the electric power agency, or the acquisition of any interest in such project or any right to the capacity of such project, including the acquisition, construction, or acquisition of any interest in an electric power generating plant to be constructed in this state, or the acquisition, construction, or acquisition of any interest in a transmission line or system.b. The funding or refunding of the principal of, or interest or redemption premiums on, any public bonds or obligations issued by the electric power agency whether or not the public bonds or obligations or interest to be funded or refunded have become due.c. The establishment or increase of reserves to secure or to pay the public bonds or obligations or interest on the public bonds or obligations.d. The payment of all other costs or expenses of the electric power agency incident to and necessary to carry out its purposes and powers.2. Notwithstanding anything in this subchapter or chapter 28F to the contrary, a facility shall not be financed with the proceeds of public bonds or obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax, unless the public issuer of such public bonds or obligations covenants that the issuer shall comply with the requirements or limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable federal law to preserve the tax exemption of interest payable on the bonds or obligations.3.a. Notwithstanding anything in this subchapter or chapter 28F to the contrary, an electric power generating facility shall not be financed under this subchapter unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The portion of the electric power generating facility financed by the electric power agency is not designed to serve the electric power requirements of retail customers of members that are municipal electric utilities established in the state after January 1, 2001.(2) The electric power agency annually files with the utilities board, in a manner to be determined by the utilities board, information regarding sales from the electric power generating facility in sufficient detail to determine compliance with these provisions.b. The utilities board shall report to the general assembly if any of the provisions are being violated.2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §20, 36 2003 Acts, ch 44, §78, 79; 2010 Acts, ch 1018, §10 2011 Acts, ch 25, §143
2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §20, 36CS2001, §476A.23 2003 Acts, ch 44, §78, 79; 2010 Acts, ch 1018, §10C2011, §390.12 2011 Acts, ch 25, §143