Sec. 20. (a) In order to procure funds to pay the cost of a building to be built or improved under this chapter, and to repay advances for preliminary expenses made to the authority by the governmental entity, the board of directors may issue revenue bonds of the authority. The bonds are payable solely from the income and revenues of the particular building financed from the proceeds of the bonds.

     (b) The revenue bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board, bear interest payable semiannually, and mature serially, either annually or semiannually, at the times that are determined by the resolution of the board authorizing the bonds. The maturities of the bonds may not extend over a period longer than the period of the lease of the building for which the bonds are issued. The bonds may and all bonds maturing after ten (10) years from the date of issuance shall be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the authority, to be exercised by the board, at par value together with the premiums and under the terms and conditions that are fixed by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The principal and interest of the bonds may be made payable in any lawful medium.

     (c) The resolution must determine the form of the bonds, including the interest coupons to be attached, and must fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of the principal and interest, which must be at a state or national bank or trust company within Indiana or may be at one (1) or more state or national banks or trust companies outside Indiana. All bonds must have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under statute. Provision may be made for the registration of the bonds in the name of the owner as to principal alone.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.