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The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the Authority, and may be subject to redemption or repurchase before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds. The bonds may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such rate or rates as determined by the Authority or as determined in such manner as the Authority may provide, including the determination by agents designated by the Authority under guidelines established by it. The Authority shall determine the form and the manner of execution of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this section, all such bonds shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the Authority may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest, and for the interchange of registered and coupon bonds. The Authority may sell such bonds in such manner, either at public or negotiated sale, and for such price, as it may determine will best effect the purposes of this section.\n\nThe proceeds of the bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of Authority Facilities, including improvements, and shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement hereinafter mentioned securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds.\n\nPrior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this section without obtaining the consent of any agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and without any other proceedings, conditions or things not specifically required by this section.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1364879,"text":"The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance, at one time or from time to time, of revenue bonds of the Authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of Authority Facilities, including the refunding of federal appropriations not reimbursed to the United States Treasury by the Metropolitan Washington Airports. The principal of and the interest on such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the Authority, and may be subject to redemption or repurchase before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds. The bonds may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such rate or rates as determined by the Authority or as determined in such manner as the Authority may provide, including the determination by agents designated by the Authority under guidelines established by it. The Authority shall determine the form and the manner of execution of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this section, all such bonds shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the Authority may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest, and for the interchange of registered and coupon bonds. 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If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 342<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460661,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366566,"identifier":"5.1-161","token":"5.1\/10\/5.1-161","url":"\/5.1-161\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-161\/","token":"5.1\/10\/5.1-161","dublin_core":{"Title":"Revenue bonds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-161","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance, at one time or from time to time, of revenue bonds<\/span> of the Authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of Authority Facilities, including the refunding of federal appropriations not reimbursed to the United States Treasury by the Metropolitan Washington Airports<\/span>. The principal of and the interest on such bonds<\/span> shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided for such payment. The bonds<\/span> of each issue<\/span> shall be dated, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the Authority, and may be subject to redemption<\/span> or repurchase before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds<\/span>. The bonds<\/span> may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such rate or rates as determined by the Authority or as determined in such manner as the Authority may provide, including the determination by agents designated by the Authority under guidelines established by it. The Authority shall determine the form and the manner of execution of the bonds<\/span>, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds<\/span> and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds<\/span> or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds<\/span>, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or any recitals in any bonds<\/span> issued under the provisions of this section, all such bonds<\/span> shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bonds<\/span> may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the Authority may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds<\/span> as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, for the reconversion into coupon bonds<\/span> of any bonds<\/span> registered as to both principal and interest, and for the interchange of registered and coupon bonds<\/span>. The Authority may sell such bonds<\/span> in such manner, either at public or negotiated sale, and for such price, as it may determine will best effect the purposes of this section.<\/p>

The proceeds of the bonds<\/span> shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of Authority Facilities, including improvements, and shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds<\/span> or in the trust agreement hereinafter mentioned securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds<\/span> of any issue<\/span>, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such cost, additional bonds<\/span> may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds<\/span> or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be deemed to be of the same issue<\/span> and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds<\/span> first issued. If the proceeds of the bonds<\/span> of any issue<\/span> shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds<\/span>.<\/p>

Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds<\/span>, the Authority may, under like restrictions, issue<\/span> interim receipts or temporary bonds<\/span>, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds<\/span> when such bonds<\/span> shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds<\/span> which shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds<\/span> may be issued under the provisions of this section without obtaining the consent of any agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and without any other proceedings, conditions or things not specifically required by this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVENUE BONDS (\u00a7 5.1-161)\n\nThe Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance, at\none time or from time to time, of revenue bonds of the Authority for the purpose\nof paying all or any part of the cost of Authority Facilities, including the\nrefunding of federal appropriations not reimbursed to the United States Treasury\nby the Metropolitan Washington Airports. The principal of and the interest on\nsuch bonds shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided for such\npayment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall mature at such time or\ntimes not exceeding forty years from their date or dates, as may be determined\nby the Authority, and may be subject to redemption or repurchase before\nmaturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such\nterms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of\nthe bonds. The bonds may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such\nrate or rates as determined by the Authority or as determined in such manner as\nthe Authority may provide, including the determination by agents designated by\nthe Authority under guidelines established by it. The Authority shall determine\nthe form and the manner of execution of the bonds, including any interest\ncoupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations\nof the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which\nmay be at any bank or trust company within or without the Commonwealth of\nVirginia. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature\nshall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the\ndelivery of such bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be\nvalid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office\nuntil such delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or any\nrecitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this section, all such\nbonds shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the\nCommonwealth of Virginia. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered\nform, or both, as the Authority may determine, and provision may be made for the\nregistration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both\nprincipal and interest, for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds\nregistered as to both principal and interest, and for the interchange of\nregistered and coupon bonds. The Authority may sell such bonds in such manner,\neither at public or negotiated sale, and for such price, as it may determine\nwill best effect the purposes of this section.\n\nThe proceeds of the bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of\nAuthority Facilities, including improvements, and shall be disbursed in such\nmanner and under such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the\nresolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement\nhereinafter mentioned securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of any\nissue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such cost,\nadditional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such\ndeficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the\nissuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be\ndeemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same\nfund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If the proceeds\nof the bonds of any issue shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall be deposited\nto the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds.\n\nPrior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may, under like\nrestrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without\ncoupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds shall have been\nexecuted and are available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the\nreplacement of any bonds which shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or\nlost. Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this section without obtaining\nthe consent of any agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and without any other\nproceedings, conditions or things not specifically required by this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 342.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}