7-12-2153. Incidental expenses considered as cost of improvements -- costs for bonds or warrants secured by revolving fund -- district reserve account.
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7-12-2153 . Incidental expenses considered as cost of improvements -- costs for bonds or warrants secured by revolving fund -- district reserve account.
(1)Incidental expenses connected with the formation of a rural improvement district, including the cost of preparation of plans, specifications, maps, or plats; engineering, superintendence, and inspection; preparation of assessment rolls; and the other incidental expenses described in 7-12-2101
(7)are considered a part of the cost of making the improvements within the rural improvement district.
(2)If the bonds or warrants are secured by the revolving fund pursuant to 7-12-2185 , the original costs of any improvement must include an amount of at least 5% and not more than 10% of the principal amount of any bonds or warrants to be issued, which must be deposited in the revolving fund created in 7-12-2181 .
(a)Subject to the provisions of subsections (3)(b) through (3)(e), the board of county commissioners may create a district reserve account.
(b)As part of the original costs of the improvements, the board of county commissioners may include an amount, in addition to the amount, if any, specified in subsection (2), not to exceed 5% of the principal amount of any rural improvement district bonds or warrants issued. The amount must be deposited in a district reserve account created and maintained in the district fund.
(c)If there are insufficient funds in the district bond and interest accounts to pay when due the principal of and the interest on bonds or warrants, the district reserve account, if established, must be used to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds or warrants issued against the district fund.
(d)If bonds or warrants are secured by the revolving fund, the district reserve account, if established, must be exhausted before a loan may be made from the revolving fund pursuant to 7-12-2183 .
(e)Money remaining in the district reserve account after the principal and interest on all bonds and warrants drawn on the district have been paid or discharged must be transferred to the revolving fund.
(4)The establishment of a district reserve account does not preclude the board of county commissioners from requiring additional security from the owners of real property in the district.