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Article V COMPLIANCE WITH G.O. COMPLIANCE LEGISLATION AND THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER Section 5.01 State Bond Financed Property. The Public Entity and the State Entity acknowledge and agree that the Public Entity's interest in the Real Property and, if applicable, Facility is, or when acquired by the Public Entity will be, "state bond financed property", as such term is used in the G.O. Compliance Legislation and the Commissioner's Order, and, therefore, the provisions contained in such statute and order apply, or will apply, to the Public Entity's interest in the Real Property and, if applicable, Facility and any Use Contracts relating thereto. Section 5.02 Preservation of Tax Exempt Status. In order to preserve the tax-exempt status of the G.O. Bonds, the Public Entity agrees as follows: A. It will not use the Real Property or, if applicable, Facility, or use or invest the Grant or any other sums treated as "bond proceeds" under Section 148 of the Code including "investment proceeds, invested sinking funds," and "replacement proceeds," in such a manner as to cause the G.O. Bonds to be classified as "arbitrage bonds" under Section 148 of the Code. B. It will deposit into and hold all of the Grant that it receives under this Agreement in a segregated non-interest bearing account until such funds are used for • payments for the Project in accordance with the provisions contained herein. C. It will, upon written request, provide the Commissioner all information required to satisfy the informational requirements set forth in the Code including, but not limited to, Sections 103 and 148 thereof, with respect to the GO Bonds. D. It will, upon the occurrence of any act or omission by the Public Entity or any Counterparty that could cause the interest on the GO Bonds to no longer be tax exempt and upon direction from the Commissioner, take such actions and furnish such documents as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to ensure that the interest to be paid on the G.O. Bonds is exempt from federal taxation, which such action may include either; (i) compliance with proceedings intended to classify the G.O. Bonds as a "qualified bond" within the meaning of Section 141(e) of the Code, (ii) changing the nature or terms of the Use Contract so that it complies with Revenue Procedure 97-13, 1997-1 CB 632, or (iii) changing the nature of the use of the Real Property or, if applicable, Facility so that none of the net proceeds of the G.O. Bonds will be used, directly or indirectly, in an "unrelated trade or business" or for any "private business use" (within the meaning of Sections 141(b) and 145(a) of the Code), or (iv) compliance with other Code provisions, regulations, or revenue procedures which amend or supersede the foregoing. E. It will not otherwise use any of the Grant, including earnings thereon, if any, or take or permit to or cause to be taken any action that would adversely affect the exemption from federal income taxation of the interest on the G.O. Bonds, nor otherwise omit, take, or cause to be taken any action necessary to maintain such tax exempt status, and if it should Generic GO Bond Proceeds 20 Ver — 6/26/08 Grant Agreement for Construction Grants (Gnrc GO GA-Cnstrctn Gmt)