South Carolina Code 11-43-120. Creation of South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank; board of directors; corporate purpose; accounts
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(A) There is created a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State to be known as the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank.
(B) The bank is governed by a board of directors as provided in this chapter.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 11-43-120
- Bank: means the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank. See South Carolina Code 11-43-130
- Board: means the board of directors of the bank. See South Carolina Code 11-43-130
- Other financial assistance: means , but is not limited to, grants, contributions, credit enhancement, capital or debt reserves for bonds or debt instrument financing, interest rate subsidies, provision of letters of credit and credit instruments, provision of bond or other debt financing instrument security, and other lawful forms of financing and methods of leveraging funds that are approved by the board, and in the case of federal funds, as allowed by federal law. See South Carolina Code 11-43-130
(C) The corporate purpose of the bank is to select and assist in financing major qualified projects by providing loans and other financial assistance to government units and private entities for constructing and improving highway and transportation facilities necessary for public purposes including economic development. The exercise by the bank of a power conferred in this chapter is an essential public function.
(D) The bank shall establish and maintain at least the four following accounts: state highway account, state transit account, federal highway account, and federal transit account.