Illinois Code § 14

§ 14.

The Authority may from time to time issue its negotiable bonds and notes in such principal amount, as, in the opinion of the Authority, shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving its corporate purposes, including the making of mortgage or other loans for the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of housing to be occupied by low and moderate income persons, for the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of community facilities as provided in this Act and for the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of housing related commercial facilities; the acquisition of land and land development; the purchase of residential mortgages from lending institutions; the making of loans to lending institutions; the payment of interest on bonds and notes of the Authority; the establishment of reserves to secure such bonds and notes; and all other expenditures of the Authority incidental to and necessary or convenient to carrying out its corporate purposes and powers, including the reimbursement of the Authority for expenditures made by it from other funds for achieving its corporate purposes set forth in this Section. The bonds and notes of the Authority may be issued as general obligations of the Authority payable from such revenues, funds and obligations of the Authority as the resolution authorizing issuance of the bonds or notes shall provide, or may be issued as limited obligations with a claim for payment solely from such revenues, funds and obligations as the resolution authorizing issuance of the bonds or notes shall provide. The Authority is specifically granted the power and authority to issue Affordable Housing Program Trust Fund Bonds or Notes, provided that the use of the proceeds thereof is subject to the limitation provided in the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Except for such limitation and the dedication and pledge of Trust Fund Moneys provided for in that Act, Affordable Housing Program Trust Fund Bonds or Notes shall be treated in all respects as, and shall be entitled to all the benefits, rights, grants and authorizations in respect of, bonds and notes issued pursuant and subject to the provisions of this Act. The Authority shall have no taxing power. (Source: P.A. 88-93.)