Whenever federal law requires public hearings and public approval as aprerequisite to obtaining federal tax exemption for the interest paid onprivate activity bonds under Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code,unless otherwise specified by federal law or regulation, the public hearingfor private activity bonds of the Authority shall be conducted by theAuthority and the procedure for the public hearing and public approvals shallbe as follows:
1. For a public hearing by the Authority:
a. Notice of the hearing shall be published once a week for two successiveweeks in a newspaper published or having general circulation in themunicipality in which the facility to be financed is to be located ofintention to provide financing for a named applicant. The applicant shall paythe cost of notification. The notice shall also be mailed or otherwisedelivered to the clerk of the local governing body of the municipality. Thenotice shall specify the time and place of hearing at which persons mayappear and present their views. The hearing shall be held not less than sixdays nor more than 21 days after the second notice shall appear in suchnewspaper. The hearing may be held at any place within the Commonwealthdetermined by the Board.
b. The notice shall contain (i) the name and address of the Authority; (ii)the name and address of the principal place of business, if any, of theapplicant seeking financing; (iii) the maximum dollar amount of financingsought; and (iv) the type of business and purpose and specific location, ifknown, of the facility to be financed.
c. Every request for private activity bond financing when submitted to theAuthority shall be accompanied by a statement in the following form:
Name of Applicant: ................................... Facility: ............................... Date: ........................ Maximum amount of financing sought: $ .......... Estimated taxable value of the facility's real property in the municipality in which it is located. $ .......... Estimated taxable value of the facility's real property once constructed or expanded. $ .......... Estimated real property tax per year using present tax rates on the facility's real property once constructed or expanded. $ .......... Estimated personal property tax per year from property to be located in expanded or constructed facility using present tax rate. $ .......... Estimated merchants' capital tax per year from property to be located in expanded or constructed facility using present tax rate. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be purchased in the Commonwealth during construction or expansion of facility. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be purchased in the Commonwealth for the operation of the facility. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be produced and sold from the facility. $ .......... Estimated number of employees during construction or expansion .......... Estimated number of regular employees on a year round basis during operation of the facility .......... Average annual salary per regular employee during operation of the facility. $ .......... Estimated payroll for labor during construction or expansion of the facility. $ ..........
If any of the above questions do not apply to the eligible business beingfinanced, indicate by writing N/A (not applicable) on the appropriate line.
2. For public approval, the Governor is appointed by this article as theapplicable elected representative within the meaning of Section 147(f)(2)(E)of the Internal Revenue Code.
(1984, c. 749, § 9-216; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 339; 2009, c. 565.)
Whenever federal law requires public hearings and public approval as aprerequisite to obtaining federal tax exemption for the interest paid onprivate activity bonds under Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code,unless otherwise specified by federal law or regulation, the public hearingfor private activity bonds of the Authority shall be conducted by theAuthority and the procedure for the public hearing and public approvals shallbe as follows:
1. For a public hearing by the Authority:
a. Notice of the hearing shall be published once a week for two successiveweeks in a newspaper published or having general circulation in themunicipality in which the facility to be financed is to be located ofintention to provide financing for a named applicant. The applicant shall paythe cost of notification. The notice shall also be mailed or otherwisedelivered to the clerk of the local governing body of the municipality. Thenotice shall specify the time and place of hearing at which persons mayappear and present their views. The hearing shall be held not less than sixdays nor more than 21 days after the second notice shall appear in suchnewspaper. The hearing may be held at any place within the Commonwealthdetermined by the Board.
b. The notice shall contain (i) the name and address of the Authority; (ii)the name and address of the principal place of business, if any, of theapplicant seeking financing; (iii) the maximum dollar amount of financingsought; and (iv) the type of business and purpose and specific location, ifknown, of the facility to be financed.
c. Every request for private activity bond financing when submitted to theAuthority shall be accompanied by a statement in the following form:
Name of Applicant: ................................... Facility: ............................... Date: ........................ Maximum amount of financing sought: $ .......... Estimated taxable value of the facility's real property in the municipality in which it is located. $ .......... Estimated taxable value of the facility's real property once constructed or expanded. $ .......... Estimated real property tax per year using present tax rates on the facility's real property once constructed or expanded. $ .......... Estimated personal property tax per year from property to be located in expanded or constructed facility using present tax rate. $ .......... Estimated merchants' capital tax per year from property to be located in expanded or constructed facility using present tax rate. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be purchased in the Commonwealth during construction or expansion of facility. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be purchased in the Commonwealth for the operation of the facility. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be produced and sold from the facility. $ .......... Estimated number of employees during construction or expansion .......... Estimated number of regular employees on a year round basis during operation of the facility .......... Average annual salary per regular employee during operation of the facility. $ .......... Estimated payroll for labor during construction or expansion of the facility. $ ..........
If any of the above questions do not apply to the eligible business beingfinanced, indicate by writing N/A (not applicable) on the appropriate line.
2. For public approval, the Governor is appointed by this article as theapplicable elected representative within the meaning of Section 147(f)(2)(E)of the Internal Revenue Code.
(1984, c. 749, § 9-216; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 339; 2009, c. 565.)
Whenever federal law requires public hearings and public approval as aprerequisite to obtaining federal tax exemption for the interest paid onprivate activity bonds under Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code,unless otherwise specified by federal law or regulation, the public hearingfor private activity bonds of the Authority shall be conducted by theAuthority and the procedure for the public hearing and public approvals shallbe as follows:
1. For a public hearing by the Authority:
a. Notice of the hearing shall be published once a week for two successiveweeks in a newspaper published or having general circulation in themunicipality in which the facility to be financed is to be located ofintention to provide financing for a named applicant. The applicant shall paythe cost of notification. The notice shall also be mailed or otherwisedelivered to the clerk of the local governing body of the municipality. Thenotice shall specify the time and place of hearing at which persons mayappear and present their views. The hearing shall be held not less than sixdays nor more than 21 days after the second notice shall appear in suchnewspaper. The hearing may be held at any place within the Commonwealthdetermined by the Board.
b. The notice shall contain (i) the name and address of the Authority; (ii)the name and address of the principal place of business, if any, of theapplicant seeking financing; (iii) the maximum dollar amount of financingsought; and (iv) the type of business and purpose and specific location, ifknown, of the facility to be financed.
c. Every request for private activity bond financing when submitted to theAuthority shall be accompanied by a statement in the following form:
Name of Applicant: ................................... Facility: ............................... Date: ........................ Maximum amount of financing sought: $ .......... Estimated taxable value of the facility's real property in the municipality in which it is located. $ .......... Estimated taxable value of the facility's real property once constructed or expanded. $ .......... Estimated real property tax per year using present tax rates on the facility's real property once constructed or expanded. $ .......... Estimated personal property tax per year from property to be located in expanded or constructed facility using present tax rate. $ .......... Estimated merchants' capital tax per year from property to be located in expanded or constructed facility using present tax rate. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be purchased in the Commonwealth during construction or expansion of facility. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be purchased in the Commonwealth for the operation of the facility. $ .......... Estimated dollar value per year of goods and services that will be produced and sold from the facility. $ .......... Estimated number of employees during construction or expansion .......... Estimated number of regular employees on a year round basis during operation of the facility .......... Average annual salary per regular employee during operation of the facility. $ .......... Estimated payroll for labor during construction or expansion of the facility. $ ..........
If any of the above questions do not apply to the eligible business beingfinanced, indicate by writing N/A (not applicable) on the appropriate line.
2. For public approval, the Governor is appointed by this article as theapplicable elected representative within the meaning of Section 147(f)(2)(E)of the Internal Revenue Code.
(1984, c. 749, § 9-216; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 339; 2009, c. 565.)
