(a) The bonds and notes shall be authorized by resolution of the authority, secured by the deposit of the assurance fee required under § 68-215-110, under such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the authority; provided, that such debt, including any renewals or extensions, shall not be outstanding longer than twenty (20) years or the useful life for the funded cleanup, whichever is shorter.(b) Such bonds and notes of the authority shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, and the holders or owners of such bonds and notes shall have no right to have taxes levied by the general assembly, or any other taxing authority within the state for the payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on such bonds and notes, but such bonds and notes shall be payable solely from the revenues and moneys pledged for their payment. Acts 1997, ch. 444, § 2.
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