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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-847" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Clean Energy Center">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Center may issue bonds to refund outstanding bonds of the Center, including paying:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any redemption premium;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the bonds; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>if considered advisable by the Center, any part of the cost of acquiring or improving a project.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Refunding bonds may be issued for any corporate purpose, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>realizing savings in the effective costs of debt service, directly or through a debt restructuring; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>alleviating a potential or actual default.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A refunding bond that the Center issues under this section shall be issued in the same manner and is subject to this subtitle to the same extent as any other bond.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Center may issue refunding bonds in one or more series in an amount greater than the amount of the bonds to be refunded.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>In addition to other sources of payment that the Center determines, refunding bonds may be payable from escrowed bond proceeds and earnings and profits on investments.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Escrowed bond proceeds and earnings and profits on investments used under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph constitute revenues of a project under this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
