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This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $605 million in tax-exempt or taxable airport revenue bonds. Up to $535 million may fund capital improvements to the Airport System, and up to $70 million may refinance or redeem the City’s 1998B airport bond; repayment is backed by airport revenues and, for the refinancing, certain passenger facility charges rather than the City’s general tax revenues.

Constituting the Tenth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to issue and sell one or more series of tax-exempt or taxable Airport Revenue Bonds of the City of Philadelphia; designating the obligations to be refunded from certain proceeds of such Airport Revenue Bonds; setting forth the use of proceeds; providing for the pledge of certain passenger facility charges solely for bonds which refund the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bond, Series 1998B; determining the sufficiency of pledged Amounts Available for Debt Service; covenanting for the payment of interest and principal; authorizing the Bond Committee to take certain action with regard to the terms and conditions of the Airport Revenue Bonds and related agreements and the elections under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Di...