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Proprietary Fund Type —
Maturities of component unit — proprietary fund type revenue bond principal and notes payable are as follows
(amounts expressed in thousands).
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Maryland
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Maryland
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Maryland
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Years Ending
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Stadium
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Food Center
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Environmental
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June 30,
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Authority
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Authority
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Service
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Total
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2000 ..........................
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$ 7,330
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$112
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$ 3,476
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$ 10,918
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2001 ..........................
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7,750
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120
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2,521
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10,391
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2002 ..........................
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8,200
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128
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2,565
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10,893
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2003 ..........................
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8,785
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135
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2,530
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11,450
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2004 ..........................
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10,075
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2,409
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12,484
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2005 and thereafter ..
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258,393
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19,924
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278,317
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$300,533
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$495
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$33,425
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$334,453
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Maryland Stadium Authority (Authority) — Revenue Bonds —
The Authority has issued various lease revenue bonds and notes to finance the construction of the baseball and
football stadiums, and convention center expansions in Baltimore City and the Town of Ocean City. The outstanding
debt is to be repaid through capital lease payments from the State of Maryland, as the State has entered into capital
lease arrangements for the use of the facilities financed with the debt proceeds.
As of June 30,1999, the Authority had outstanding revenue bonds for the construction, renovation and expansion
of certain facilities as follows (amounts expressed in thousands).
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Outstanding
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Interest
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Maturity
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Facility
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Amount
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Rates
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Date
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Baseball Stadium ................................................................................................
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$140,853
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6.5% to 7.6%
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December 15, 2019
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Football Stadium ................................................................................................
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91,805
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4.7% to 5.8%
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March 1, 2026
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Baltimore City Convention Center ....................................................................
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51,150
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5.3% to 5.9%
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December 15, 2014
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Ocean City Convention Center ..........................................................................
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16,725
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4.8% to 5.4%
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December 15, 2015
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During 1993, the Authority entered into a interest rate swap agreement, a forward bond purchase agreement
and a remarketing agreement for the refunding of $16,300,000 of 10.5% fixed rate Series 1989C Notes. The
Authority agreed to retire the fixed rate debt and issue variable rate debt by December 1998. During April 1996,
the Authority received approximately $2,473,000, related to the interest rate swap and forward bond purchase
agreement. The Authority deferred this gain and is amortizing it over the life of the related debt agreements. On
December 15, 1998, in accordance with the above agreements, the Authority issued taxable floating rate bonds,
Series 1998A, to refinance the Series 1989C Notes. Under terms of the interest swap agreement, there was no
change in the Authority's debt service payments. The term of the new bonds is the same as the remaining life of
the Series 1989C Notes. The call premium on the 1989C Notes was deferred and the bond issuance cost of the
1998A Series Bonds was capitalized, and these amounts will be amortized over the life of these bonds.
Maryland Food Center Authority (Authority) — Revenue Bonds —
As of June 30,1999, the Authority had revenue bonds outstanding of $495,000 which bear interest at 7.0% and
mature June 15, 2003.
Maryland Environmental Service (Service) — Revenue Bonds —
The Service has issued revenue bonds and other debt for the construction of certain projects. The balance as of
June 30,1999, is $33,425,000. The debt bears interest at rates ranging from 3.3% to 7.5%. The bonds are collateralized
by the revenues of the related projects. All rights, title and interest in the related property, plant and equipment
remains with the Service until expiration or completion of the project and repayment of the revenue bonds.
Thereafter, title to the assets passes to the governmental unit served by the projects.
During the year ended June 30,1999, funds received from the sale of land were used to defease a portion of the
Regional Yard Debris Composting Project Revenue Bonds. U.S. Government securities were deposited in an irrevocable
trust with an escrow agent to provide for all future debt service payments on $1,600,000 of the bonds. As a result,
such amount is considered to be defeased, and the liability for these bonds has been removed from long-term debt.
While there was no economic gain or loss on this transaction, an accounting loss on the defeasance of $185,000 has
been recognized in the year ended June 30, 1999.
On March 1, 1999, the Service issued $11,555,000 in Regional Landfill Project Revenue Bonds, 1999 Series
Bonds, with interest rates of 3.5% and 4.2%. A portion of the proceeds were used to advance refund $5,430,000 of the
outstanding Regional Landfill Project Revenue Bonds, 1990 Series with interest rates of 5.9% and 6.9%. Proceeds of
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