N.Y. Public Authorities Law 3232 – Definitions
§ 3232. Definitions. For the purpose of this title:
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Authorities Law 3232
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
1. "Director of the budget" means the director of the budget of the state of New York.
2. "Corporation" means the New York local government assistance corporation as created by this title.
3. "Comptroller" means the comptroller of the state of New York.
4. "State" means the state of New York.
5. "Revenues" means all aid, rents, fees, charges, payments and other income and receipts paid or payable to the corporation or to a trustee for the account of the corporation, including any payment required to be made to the corporation by this title.
6. "Operating expenses" means all expenses incurred by the corporation in the administration of the corporation including but not limited to salaries, administrative expenses, insurance premiums, fees payable to providers of bond or note facilities, auditing and legal expenses and fees and expenses incurred for professional consultants and fiduciaries.
7. "Capital reserve fund requirement" means, as of any particular date of computation and with respect to any capital reserve fund, the maximum amount required to pay, during the then current or any succeeding fiscal year, on all bonds of the corporation secured by such capital reserve fund outstanding as of the date of computation, the maximum combined amount of all interest payable during such fiscal year and all installments of principal (including mandatory sinking fund payments and amounts, payable on principal so paid, that are treated as original issue discount under the code and regulations thereunder) payable during such fiscal year; provided that the corporation may, if it determines that the security and marketability of bonds secured by a capital reserve fund will not be unduly adversely affected, reduce the requirement with respect to such capital reserve fund as so defined so as to equal no less than half of the amount so calculated; and provided, further, that the corporation may increase the amount calculated as provided in this subdivision with respect to a capital reserve fund by including any designated notes of the corporation as bonds, upon any related issuance proceeds of which will fund the increase, and provided, further, that interest payable at a variable rate on any bonds of the corporation or payable at a rate then not determinable on short term notes to be issue by the corporation in renewal or replacement of other short term notes shall for purposes of any such calculation be assumed to be payable at a rate or rates reasonably assumed by the corporation having due regard for the security and marketability of all its bonds and notes.
8. "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
9. "Net proceeds" means the aggregate principal amount of any bonds or notes issued by the corporation, reduced by any amount of such bonds or notes that constitutes interest under the code and further reduced by the portion of such aggregate principal amount issued (i) to fund the capital reserve fund in accordance with the capital reserve fund requirement and to fund any other reserves that the corporation reasonably deems necessary for the security or marketability of its bonds and notes, (ii) to provide capitalized interest, and (iii) to provide fees and other charges and expenses, including underwriters' discount, related to the issuance of such bonds or notes, including fees and other charges payable from such proceeds to providers of bond or note facilities.
10. "Bond or note facility" means any insurance policy, letter of credit or other facility, agreement or arrangement referred to in subdivision sixteen, seventeen or eighteen of section three thousand two hundred thirty-five of this title.
11. "Local government" means a county, city, town, village, school district, city school district or board of cooperative educational services.