Florida Statutes 159.707 – Credit of state or political subdivision not pledged
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 159.707
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- political subdivision: include counties, cities, towns, villages, special tax school districts, special road and bridge districts, bridge districts, and all other districts in this state. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(1) The revenue bonds issued by the authority shall not be deemed to constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of any authority or county or of the state or any political subdivision, and such revenue bonds or debt obligations shall be payable solely from revenues derived from the sale, operation, or leasing of a project or projects.
(2) All bonds issued under the provisions of ss. 159.701–159.7095 shall have, and are declared to have, all the qualities and incidents, including negotiability, of investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(3) Bonds may be issued under the provisions of ss. 159.701–159.7095 without obtaining, except as otherwise provided in ss. 159.701–159.7095, the consent of any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state and without any other proceedings or the happening of any conditions, except those which are specifically required by the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust agreement securing the same.