Section 2:604.1 - Lafayette Airport CommissionA. Project Revenue Bonds.(1) Subject to approval of the Lafayette City-Parish Council and the State Bond Commission, the Lafayette Airport Commission, is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds in the manner provided for a municipal corporation or municipality under the terms and provisions of R.S. 39:1011 et seq. for the purpose of financing all or any portion of the costs of an airport-related improvement projects or facilities located on property that is or will become part of the Lafayette Regional Airport. Such projects or facilities shall include but shall not be limited to: (a) The acquisition, construction, remodeling, or renovation of facilities for the repair, maintenance, servicing, care, or storage of aircraft;(b) The transportation, care, comfort and accommodation of air passengers;(c) The receipt, transfer, transportation, storage, and distribution of air cargo;(d) The warehousing of goods and materials;(e) Offices and office buildings; and(f) Public parking and transportation.(2) Such revenue bonds shall be issued in the name of the commission and shall not be general obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the commission, the Lafayette City-Parish Council, nor the state of Louisiana, but shall be limited obligations of the commission contemplated by Article 6, Section 37 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The principal, interest, and redemption premiums on the revenue bonds, if any, shall be payable solely from the income and revenue derived from the sale, lease, or other disposition of the project or facility so financed.(3) In the discretion of the commission, the revenue bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project or facility as provided in R.S. 39:1011 et seq., except that the commission may not mortgage any of the real property in the area designated "airside" on a map or plat recorded in the records of Lafayette Parish under Entry No. 84-014180. The commission may sell, lease, sublease, or otherwise dispose of by suitable and appropriate contract the sites, projects, and/or facilities, and appurtenances thereto, all or severally, financed by said revenue bonds in the manner provided by R.S. 39:1011 et seq.(4) In all other respects, the commission is authorized and empowered to issue its revenue bonds to finance projects or facilities as described in this Section under the authority contained in R.S. 39:1011 et seq., and the commission may contract with respect to such projects or facilities as herein provided. The commission may issue revenue refunding bonds in the manner provided by R.S. 39:1011 et seq., and such refunding bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any debt obligations issued by the commission only if approved by the Lafayette City-Parish Council and the State Bond Commission.B. System Revenue Bonds. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission and the Lafayette City-Parish Council, the Lafayette Airport Commission may issue revenue bonds under the manner, terms, and conditions set forth in R.S. 39:1011 et seq., and the commission may also issue revenue bonds in accordance therewith for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds or other debt obligations of the commission.Added by Acts 1984, No. 366, §1, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 2014, No. 595, §1.Amended by Acts 2014, No. 595,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2014.Added by Acts 1984, No. 366, §1, eff. 7/2/1984.