Virginia Code 33.2-2908: Covenants to secure bonds
Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Authority may, for the benefit and security of the holders of such bonds, contain covenants by the Authority for such a purpose, including covenants as to, among other things:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 33.2-2908
- Authority: means the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority created by § Virginia Code 33.2-2900
- Maintenance: means (i) ordinary maintenance; (ii) maintenance replacement; (iii) operations that include traffic signal synchronization, incident management, and other intelligent transportation system functions; and (iv) any other categories of maintenance that may be designated by the Commissioner of Highways. See Virginia Code 33.2-100
- revenue bonds: means revenue bonds or revenue refunding bonds of the Authority issued under the provisions of this chapter. See Virginia Code 33.2-2900
- Revenues: means all fees, tolls, rents, rates, receipts, moneys, and income derived by the Authority through the ownership and operation of Authority facilities, and includes all cash contributions made to the Authority by the Commonwealth or any agency or department thereof, the City of Richmond, and the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield not specifically dedicated by the contributor for a capital improvement. See Virginia Code 33.2-2900
1. The operation, maintenance, and repair of the Authority facilities;
2. The purposes to which the proceeds of the sale of such bonds may be applied and the use and disposition thereof;
3. The use and disposition of the revenues of the Authority derived from the ownership or operation of Authority facilities and additions, improvements, and extensions thereof, including the investment thereof and the creation and maintenance of reserve funds and funds for working capital and all renewals and replacements to Authority facilities;
4. The amount, if any, of additional revenue bonds payable from such revenues that may be issued and the terms and conditions on which such additional revenue bonds may be issued;
5. Fixing, maintaining, collection, and deposit of fees, tolls, rents, rates, and other charges for all the services sold, furnished, or supplied by the Authority facilities;
6. The operation, maintenance, repair, management, accounting, and auditing of the Authority;
7. Limitations upon the right of the Authority to dispose of Authority facilities or any part thereof without providing for the payment of the outstanding revenue bonds;
8. The appointment of trustees, depositaries, and paying agents within or without the Commonwealth to receive, hold, disburse, invest, or reinvest the proceeds derived from the sale of revenue bonds and all or any part of the revenues derived by the Authority from the operation, ownership, and management of the Authority facilities; and
9. Such other covenants and agreements as may be determined necessary in the discretion of the Authority to advantageously market the revenue bonds of the Authority.