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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 801. Tax Covenants. (a) The City covenants and agrees that (1) it will comply with all applicable provisions of the Code, including Sections 103 and 141 through 150, necessary to maintain the exclusion from federal gross income of the interest on the Bonds, and (2) it will not use or permit the use of any proceeds of Bonds or any other funds of the City, nor take or permit any other action, or fail to take any action, which would adversely affect the exclusion from federal gross income of the interest on the Bonds. The City will also adopt such other ordinances or resolutions and take such other actions as may be necessary to comply with the Code and with other applicable future law, in order to ensure that the interest on the Bonds will remain excluded from federal gross income, to the extent any such actions can be taken by the City. (b) The City covenants and agrees that (1) it will use the proceeds of the Bonds as soon as practicable and with all reasonable dispatch for the purposes for which the Bonds are issued, and (2) it will not invest or directly or indirectly use or permit the use of any proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the City in any manner, or take or omit to take any action, that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 148(a) of the Code. (c) The City covenants and agrees that it will payor provide for the payment from time to time of all rebatable arbitrage to the United States pursuant to Section 148(f) of the Code and the Arbitrage Instructions. This covenant shall survive payment in full or defeasance of the Bonds. The Arbitrage Instructions may be amended or replaced if, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, such amendment or replacement will not adversely affect the exclusion from federal gross income of the interest on the Bonds. (d) The City covenants and agrees that it will not use any portion of the proceeds of the Bonds, including any investment income earned on such proceeds, directly or indirectly, (1) in a manner that would cause any Bond to be a "private activity bond" within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Code, or (2) to make or finance a loan to any Person. (e) The City hereby designates the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" as defined in Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. In addition, the City hereby represents that: (1) the aggregate face amount of all tax-exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds which are not "qualified 501(c)(3) bonds") which will be issued by the City (and all subordinate entities thereof) during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued is not reasonably expected to exceed $10,000,000; and (2) the City (including all subordinate entities thereof) will not issue an aggregate principal amount of obligations designated by the City to be "qualified tax-exempt obligations" during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued, including the Bonds, in excess of $10,000,000, without first obtaining an opinion of Bond Counsel that the designation of the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" will not be adversely affected. The Mayor is hereby authorized to take such other action as may be necessary to make effective the designation in this subsection (e). -19-