Section 353.550 - Definitions for ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001 As used in ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001:
(1) "Bond-related costs" means: (a) The costs and expenses of issuing, administering and maintaining bonds issued under ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001, and the bond program under ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001, including but not limited to: (A) Paying or redeeming the bonds;(B) Paying amounts due in connection with credit enhancement or any reserve instruments; and(C) Paying the administrative costs and expenses of the State Treasurer and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, including costs of consultants, attorneys and advisors retained by the State Treasurer or the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the bonds or the bond program;(b) The costs of funding any bond reserves;(c) Capitalized interest for the bonds;(d) Rebates or penalties due to the United States in connection with the bonds; and(e) Any other costs or expenses that the State Treasurer or the Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines are necessary or desirable in connection with issuing the bonds or maintaining the bond program.(2) "Capital costs" means the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving or equipping capital projects or other capital expenditures necessary or desirable to create, develop, maintain or directly or indirectly finance the Oregon Opportunity program.(3) "Indirect financing" means financing capital costs of Oregon Health and Science University unrelated to the Oregon Opportunity program so that an equivalent amount of moneys may be used to pay capital costs and noncapital costs of the Oregon Opportunity program.(4) "Master Settlement Agreement" means the Master Settlement Agreement, and related documents, entered into on November 23, 1998, by the State of Oregon and leading United States tobacco products manufacturers.(5) "Noncapital costs" means the costs of programs, scholarships, endowments, research infrastructure and recruitment of scientists and researchers, or other noncapital costs or expenses, necessary or desirable to create, develop, maintain or directly or indirectly finance the Oregon Opportunity program.(6) "Oregon Opportunity program" means the program created by Oregon Health and Science University pursuant to ORS 353.559.