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,,. <br />. ,. ? ...,?., <br />, . <br />- - <br />.-...m..?.?:?-?- • _ . . "? ?5...,. <br /> <br />In case any a(.tion or proceeding be brought against the State by reason of any cltim <br />described in this "ectior, the State agrees to cause written notice of such action or praceeding to be <br />given to the Bo •rower,, and the Borrower upon aotice from the State covenants to resist ar defend <br />such action ar proce:dings at the Bvrrower's expense including ali legal and other expenses <br />(including reasc °iable F ttorneys' fees). <br />ARTICLE Vl li - M1'JNTENANCE OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF <br />B()NDS/PRIVATE BUSINESS USE RESTRiCTI0N5 <br />Section "J.1. T he BQrcower acknowledges that the OWDA may issue tax-exempt bonds to <br />prcvide the fur Js to t leet the State's obligations with regard to funding the WPCLF and that the <br />maintenance oE' the ta c-exempt status of any such bonds will depend, in part, on the Borrower's <br />comptiance wit'i the pr•ovisions of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Borrower agrees as follows: <br />(a) That it sha 1 talce no action that would cause bonds issued by the OWDA, the proceeds <br />ofwhich couid iiund tr:: laan to the borrowcr (the "OWDA Bonds") to fail to qualify as tax-exempt <br />bonds, nor omi: to take any actian necessary to maintain such status; <br />(b) Tt.:it it s'iall t?:ke any action that the 4WDA rcasonably may request it to take to <br />maintain the sti- :us of the O`NbA Bonds as tax•exempt bonds; <br />(c) Th: x, to issure that the OWDA Bonds will not be or become "private activity bonds" <br />within the mea-ing of Section 141 ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended: <br />(i) Tt e Borrower shail not permit, at any time ten percent (10%) or more (in the <br />ag,gregate) of tt:.tt port'on of the Project Facilities to be financed with t'unds borrowed from the State <br />hereunder (the "State Funds") to be used by any person or persons for any private business use (as <br />hereinaRer defl:iea) w hile at the same time the payment of principal of, or the interest on, thc Stata <br />Funds is direcAy or i-idirectly (i) secured by any interest in (A) property used ar to be used for a <br />ptivate busincis use Dr (B) payments made with respect to such property or (ii) derived from (A) <br />payments with : espect to such property (whether or not made to the OWDA) or (B) borrowed money <br />used or to be t!.;ed fo:• private business use. <br />(ii) N:) portion of the 5tate Funds will be used to make or finance loans to persons <br />other than oth:.r govt mmerital units. <br />For pwposes of this Agreem,:nt, "private business use" means use (directly or indirectly) in <br />a tradF or bu: iness carried an by any persan other than a governmental unit (as hereinaRe: <br />define.'.). Usc af any Project Facility or Project Site as a member of the general public wil1 <br />not be consii ered a private business use. Any activiry carried on by a person other than a <br />natural persor shall be treated as a trade or business. Use by an organization which qualifics <br />under "ectior. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from <br />time ta time, shall be considered a private business use. <br />17