§ 28-7568 — Bond proceeds; distribution; expenditures

A. After deducting the necessary costs and expenses of the issuance and sale of the bonds and any amounts necessary to provide for the payment of refunded bonds, the department shall promptly deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the proceeds received from the sale and delivery of bonds issued pursuant to this article in the bond proceeds account within the regional area road fund pursuant to chapter 17, article 1 of this title. The department shall first apply those amounts of the bond proceeds provided in the resolution issuing the bonds to all reserve and sinking funds created in the bond resolution.

B. The board shall use the bond proceeds solely for the purposes provided in the bond resolution, except that, if the revenues pledged to secure the bonds ever become insufficient to pay the annual principal and interest on the bonds, the board shall order:

1. The liquidation of any permitted investments remaining in the bond proceeds account.

2. The state treasurer to apply all of the receipts as necessary to make current all payments then due on the bonds.