additional findings. Bonds issued under the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act are not subject to any limitations on interest rates or net effective interest rates or interest rate approval requirements contained in any other laws of this state provided that: A. the bond legislation shall contain findings by the governing body that any fixed rate or rates of interest or discount on the bonds, or in the case of a variable rate or rates of interest, that the maximum rate or method of determining the maximum rate, and that the maximum net effective interest rate on the bonds, are reasonable under existing or anticipated bond market conditions and necessary and advisable for the marketing and sale of the bonds. The bond legislation shall declare that the governing body has considered all relevant information and data in making its findings. The findings and declarations in the bond legislation shall constitute conclusive authority for the public body to issue the bonds within the interest rate limitations set forth herein and in the bond legislation; and B. any bonds issued pursuant to the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act to renew, or fund or refund, any prior issue of bonds, in whole or in part, may be issued notwithstanding the provisions of any other laws of the state, provided that bond legislation pertinent to the bonds shall contain findings that the issuance of such bonds is necessary or advisable, and the amount of such bonds which it is deemed necessary and advisable to issue. The determination of necessity or advisability contained in the bond legislation shall constitute conclusive authority for the public body to issue any such renewal, funding or refunding bonds and no additional approval of any department, board or other officer of the state or any other official approval is required. History: Laws 1983, ch. 161, § 14.
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