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Published on 8/17/2009 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

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WEEK OF AUGUST 17

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY (CALIFORNIA): $75 million in taxable tax allocation revenue bonds (A2/A/); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co.; serial maturities 2010 to 2019, term bond due 2024; pricing week of Aug. 17.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.: $64.775 million series 2009A utilities system refunding revenue bonds (Aa2/AA/AA); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); bonds due 2009 to 2029 with term bond due 2033; proceeds to refund existing debt; pricing week of Aug. 17.

HANLEY ROAD CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (MISSOURI): $51.035 million series 2009 transportation sales tax revenue bonds (/A/); negotiated; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. (lead); bonds due 2011 to 2020 with term bonds due 2024, 2029 and 2039; proceeds to fund improvements to Hanley Road corridor in St. Louis; pricing week of Aug. 17.

HAYS COUNTY (TEXAS): $50.545 million series 2009 pass-through toll revenue and limited tax bonds (/AA/); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc. and First Southwest Co. (co-managers); bonds due 2012 to 2032; proceeds to design, repair, construct, maintain, expand and extend state highways within the county; pricing week of Aug. 17.

AUGUST 18

ARIZONA SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES FINANCING PROGRAM: $152 million series 2009 certificates of participation (MIG1/SP-1+/); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co.; matures July 30, 2010; proceeds to fund general expenses for the school district ahead of the collection of taxes; pricing Aug. 18.

BROWARD COUNTY (FLORIDA): $100.89 million series 2009O airport system revenue refunding bonds (A1/A+/A+); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., SBK-Brooks Investment Corp. and Ramirez & Co. Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2020 with term bonds due 2024 and 2029; proceeds to refund existing airport system bonds; pricing Aug. 18.

DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL DEVELOPMENT CORP.: $400 million in hotel revenue bonds (A2/A+/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; tax-exempt and Build America Bonds; pricing Aug. 18.

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: $1.24 billion series 2009 state personal income tax revenue general purpose bonds; negotiated; M.R. Beal & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead for 2009D and 2009E); Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead for 2009F; proceeds to fund capital projects at the State University of New York and the City University of New York; pricing Aug. 18.

• $395 million series 2009D bonds

• $135 million series 2009E federally taxable bonds

• $710 million series 2009F federally taxable Build America Bonds

HOUSTON: $490.81 million series 2009 public improvement refunding bonds (Aa3/AA/); negotiated; Loop Capital Markets LLC (lead); Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp., Southwest Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Fidelity Capital Markets, Jefferies & Co., Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (co-managers); proceeds to refund commercial paper notes and existing public improvement bonds; pricing Aug. 18.

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PIMA COUNTY (ARIZONA): $174.88 million Arizona Metro Police facility lease revenue Clark County, Nev., project series 2009A bonds (Aa3/AA/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp.; pricing Aug. 18.

MIDLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (TEXAS): $114.775 million limited tax bonds (A1//AA); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); 2009A bonds due 2010 to 2019 and 2009B bonds due 2020 to 2022 with term bonds; proceeds to purchase, construct, acquire, renovate, repair and equip hospital buildings in the district; pricing Aug. 18.

• $23.79 million series 2009A bonds

• $90.805 million series 2009B Build America Bonds

ORANGE COUNTY (FLORIDA): $86.455 million series 2009 tourist development tax refunding revenue bonds (A2/A+/A+); competitive; Public Financial Management Inc. and M2 Management Inc. (financial advisers); bonds due 2011 to 2018; proceeds refund existing debt; pricing Aug. 18.

WISCONSIN: $147 million electric pollution control refunding bonds (Aa1); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co.; pricing Aug. 18.

AUGUST 19

COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE (FLORIDA): $87 million series 2009 public facilities revenue bonds (A1/A/); negotiated; Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. (lead); M.R. Beal & Co. Inc., Rice Financial Products Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc., Jackson Securities Inc., Loop Capital Markets LLC and Ramirez & Co. Inc. (co-manager); proceeds to reimburse the Public Health Trust of Miami for certain improvements and renovations at Jackson Health hospitals and facilities; pricing Aug. 19.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $270.09 million series 2009C income tax secured revenue refunding bonds (Aa2/AAA/AA); negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Loop Capital Markets LLC; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; M.R. Beal & Co.; Raymond James & Associates Inc.; RBC Capital Markets Inc.; and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2009 to 2028; proceeds to refund city's series 1999A and 1999B bonds; pricing Aug. 19.

ORLANDO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: $71.125 million series 2009 tax increment revenue and revenue refunding bonds (A2/A/A+); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (lead); 2009A bonds due 2011 to 2024; 2009B bonds due 2011 to 2016; 2009C bonds due 2029 and 2037; proceeds to refund authority's series 2002 and 2004 bonds and pay for costs associated with a performing arts center in downtown Orlando; pricing Aug. 19.

• $18.645 million series 2009A tax increment revenue bonds

• $6.02 million series 2009B tax increment revenue refunding bonds

• $46.46 million series 2009C tax increment revenue Build America Bonds

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: $1.37 billion in general revenue and Build America Bonds (Aa1/AA/); negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc.; ROP Aug. 18; pricing Aug. 19.

• $1.045 billion Build America Bonds

• $325 million tax-exempt bonds

SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT/SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: $104.285 million series 2009A hospital revenue bonds (A1/AA-); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; proceeds to acquire, construct and make capital improvements to health-care facilities; pricing Aug. 19.

SOUTH BAYSIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY/SHOREWAY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER (CALIFORNIA): $50.5 million series 2009 solid waste enterprise revenue bonds (A3/A-/); negotiated; Banc of America Securities LLC (lead); proceeds to construct a new scale house and other transportation improvements, construct a new materials recovery facility and acquire new equipment for the recovery facility; pricing Aug. 19.

TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION: $1,112,235,000 series 2009 mobility fund bonds and Build America Bonds (Aa1/AA+/AA+); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); Estrada Hinojosa & Co., First Southwest Co., Jefferies & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., Southwest Securities Inc. and Wachovia Bank N.A. (co-managers); proceeds to construct, acquire, improve and expand state highways; pricing Aug. 19.

WISCONSIN HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN: $152.3 million in bonds (Aa3/AA-/); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. pricing Aug. 19.

AUGUST 20

COLLIN COUNTY (TEXAS): $74 million refunding and permanent improvement tax-exempt and Build America Bonds (Aaa/AAA/); negotiated; maturities from 2010 to 2029; pricing Aug. 20.

INDIANAPOLIS LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND BANK: $163.46 million series 2009B-C bonds (Aa3/AA/AA-); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); M.R. Beal & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (co-managers); 2009B bonds due 2014 to 2020; 2009C bonds due 2010 to 2014; proceeds refund existing debt and make deposit to debt service reserve fund; pricing Aug. 20.

• $144.615 million series 2009B refunding bonds

• $18.845 million series 2009C taxable bonds

STATE OF ILLINOIS: $1.25 billion series 2009 general obligation certificates; competitive; AC Advisory (financial adviser); bonds due March 23, 2010, April 13, 2010 and June 10, 2010; proceeds to fund general capital expenditures; pricing Aug. 20.

WEEK OF AUGUST 24

AUGUST 25

PENNSYLVANIA: $689.625 million of its second refunding series 2009 general obligation bonds; competitive; serial maturities 2010 to 2021; proceeds to refund bonds due 2000 to 2021; pricing Aug. 25.

DAY TO DAY

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO: $215.94 million series 2009D electric and gas system revenue refunding bonds (Aa1/AA/AA+); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to fund electric and gas projects, as well as refund existing debt; pricing day to day.

ON THE HORIZON

ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO. LLC: $235 million unsecured 7% tax-exempt facilities revenue bonds (//BBB-); due July 15, 2039; proceeds to fund a portion of pollution-control equipment and solid waste disposal facilities at Hatfield, Pa.'s Ferry Power Station.

BERKS COUNTY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY (PENNSYLVANIA): $180 million series 2009 variable-rate revenue bonds (Aa3/AA/AA-); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); BB&T Capital Markets (co-managers); 2009A-1 bonds due Nov. 1, 2044; 2009A-2 bonds due Nov. 1, 2037; proceeds to refinance Reading Hospital and Medical Center series 2005 and 2007 variable-rate revenue bonds.

• $100 million series 2009A-1

• $80 million series 2009A-2

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: $217.5 million permanent university fund bonds; competitive; First Southwest Co. (financial adviser); proceeds to refund a portion of the series 1998 university fund bonds and for university improvements; pricing between March 10 and Aug. 31.

• $152.43 million series 2009A bonds due 2019-2034

• $65.065 million series 2009B bonds due 2010-2034

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM: $114.07 million series 2009 consolidated revenue and refunding bonds (Aa3/AA-/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp., Depfa First Albany Securities, Loop Capital Markets LLC and Ramirez & Co. (underwriters); bonds due 2009 to 2033; proceeds for acquisition, purchase, construction, improvement, enlargement and equipment of property, buildings, structures, activities, services, operations and other facilities, roads or infrastructure throughout the university system. The remainder will be used to defease certain outstanding notes.

BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (Texas): $66.70 million series 2009 unlimited tax school building bonds; negotiated; First Southwest Co.; serial maturities from 2012 through 2040.

CAPE CORAL (FLORIDA): $85 million series 2009 water and sewer revenue bond anticipation notes; negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); notes due Oct. 1, 2011; proceeds to refinance bonds issued in 2004 to construct, acquire and expand city's water and sewer system.

CENTRAL PLAINS ENERGY PROJECT (NEBRASKA): $715.92 million series 2009 gas project variable-rate revenue bonds (Aaa/VMIG1); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); bonds due Aug. 1, 2039; bonds initially bear interest at weekly rate; proceeds to fund prepayment of a 30-year natural gas supply agreement.

CINCINNATI: $64.25 million series 2009 unlimited tax various purpose general obligation bonds (Aa1/AA+/); negotiated; Fifth Third Securities Inc. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. (lead); PNC Capital Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corp. (co-managers); 2009A bonds due 2010 to 2029; 2009B bonds due 2010 to 2029; proceeds to fund street, public building, parks and recreation and equipment improvements.

• $39.25 million series 2009A

• $25 million series 2009B

CITY OF CHICAGO: $70.425 million series 2009 taxable general obligation tender notes; negotiated; Loop Capital Markets LLC and Ramirez & Co. Inc. (lead); notes due May 31, 2011; notes bear interest initially at weekly rate; proceeds to fund general expenses.

CITY OF MEMPHIS: $150 million series 2009 bond anticipation notes; negotiated; Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. (lead); Harvestons Securities Inc., Duncan-Williams Inc. and Rice Financial Products Inc. (co-managers); notes due May 18, 2010; proceeds will be used to retire commercial paper.

CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (OHIO): $70 million general obligation bond anticipation notes (MIG1//); competitive; SBK-Brooks Investment Corp. and Fifth Third Securities (co-financial advisers); due Sept. 30, 2009; proceeds to provide new money to acquire sites and construct, renovate, furnish and equip school facilities.

COUNTY OF ORANGE (CALIFORNIA): $150 million series 2009-2010A tax and revenue anticipation notes (MIG1/SP-1+/F1+); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); bonds due June 30, 2010; proceeds for general county expenses.

CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI: $75 million series 2009B system facilities revenue bonds (/AA/); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); Backstrom McCarley Berry & Co. LLC; Edward Jones; George K. Baum & Co.; Jackson Securities Inc., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., Rice Financial Products Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Stern Brothers & Co., Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Valdes & Moreno Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities Inc.; bonds due 2010 to 2024; proceeds to construct, acquire and renovate university's Columbia, Kansas City, Missouri Science & Technology and St. Louis campuses, as well as construct improvements to University Health System.

DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: $105.059 million series 2009 unlimited tax refunding bonds (A1/A+/AA-); negotiated; Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc., Kipling Jones & Co. and Cabrera Capital Markets Inc. (lead); Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., M.R. Beal & Co., Frost Bank and Stifel Nicolaus (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2014; proceeds to refund a portion of the district's series 1999 bonds.

DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: $83.195 million series 2009 special purpose senior living revenue bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Markets Inc. (lead); 2009A bonds due 2029 and 2044; 2009B bonds due Nov. 15, 2044; 2009C-1 bonds due Nov. 15, 2015; 2009C-2 bonds due Nov. 15, 2014; proceeds to construct, acquire and equip a 198,207 square-foot senior living facility in Honolulu.

• $44.57 million series 2009A bonds

• $5.9 million series 2009B bonds

• $17.775 million series 2009C-1 bonds

• $14.95 million series 2009C-2 bonds

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH OBLIGATED GROUP: $244.395 million series 2009A revenue bonds (Baa1/A-/A-); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., M.R. Beal & Co., RBC Capital Markets Corp., Rice Financial Products Co., Roosevelt & Cross Inc., TD Securities Inc. and Wachovia Bank, NA (co-managers); proceeds to construct new patient tower at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, as well as make improvements at the North Shore University Hospital.

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA: $52.89 million series 2009 refunding revenue bonds; negotiated; Wachovia Bank and Jackson Securities Inc. (lead); proceeds refund series 2002 bonds.

• $44.64 million series 2009A Underground Atlanta project refunding revenue bonds

• $8.25 million series 2009B Underground Atlanta project taxable refunding revenue bonds

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF NORFOLK/SENTARA HEALTHCARE (VIRGINIA): $201.505 million hospital facilities revenue and refunding bonds (Aa2/AA/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; proceeds will refund the series 2004A, 2004B and 2004C revenue bonds.

• $68.925 million in series 2009A long-term interest rate bonds

• $68.92 million in series 2009B long-term interest rate bonds

• $63.66 million in series 2009C weekly interest rate bonds

HUBER HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT (OHIO): $82 million series 2009 unlimited tax school improvement bonds (Aa3/AA-/); negotiated; Fifth Third Securities Inc. (lead); proceeds refund district's series 2008 and 2009 bond anticipation notes.

INDIANA BOND BANK: $75 million series 2009 common school fund advancement purchase funding bonds; negotiated; Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (lead); RBC Capital Markets Corp. (co-manager); proceeds to purchase all or a portion of loans from various schools.

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU/ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (MISSOURI): $50 million series 2009A health facilities revenue bonds (/A+/AA-); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); due 2010 to 2019 with term bonds due 2024, 2029, 2034 and 2039; proceeds loaned to medical center to construct new health facilities.

JEA (FLORIDA): $63.53 million series 2009D electric system subordinated revenue bonds (Aa3//AA-); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Wachovia Bank (co-managers); bonds due 2011 to 2018; proceeds to refund series 2001 and 2002 subordinated bonds.

KENTUCKY HOUSING CORP.: $50 million series 2009B housing revenue bonds; negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, First Kentucky Securities Corp., Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc., Ross, Sinclaire & Associates Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to refund outstanding debt.

• $9.46 million serial bonds due 2010 to 2019

• $40.54 million term bonds due 2024, 2026, 2029, 2035, 2039

LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 (SOUTH CAROLINA): 90 million series 2009A bonds as general obligation bonds or general obligation Build America Bonds; competitive; Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC (financial adviser); proceeds to make capital improvements to school facilities.

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: $750 million series 2009-2010A tax and revenue anticipation notes; negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and De La Rosa & Co. (co-managers); notes due Aug. 12, 2010; proceeds to fund general capital requirements during the fiscal year.

LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: $68.2 million series 2009 revenue and revenue refunding bonds (Aa3/AA-/); negotiated; bonds due 2010 to 2031; proceeds to be loaned to Jefferson Parish, La. to construct and equip a performing arts center.

• $65.1 million series 2009A

• $3.1million series 2009B

MASSACHUSETTS: $325 million series 2009B general obligation bond anticipation notes; negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., Edward D. Jones & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Ramirez & Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. (co-managers); notes due Sept. 30, 2009; proceeds for current expenses.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY (NORTH CAROLINA): $132.02 million series 2009C general obligation refunding bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); bonds due 2015 to2020; proceeds to refund series 1996C, 1998C and 2000E bonds.

METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY: $225 million series 2009 sales tax revenue bonds (Aa3/AAA/); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds for transit system improvements; pricing Aug. 3.

MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL BOND AUTHORITY: $691.35 million series 2009C state-aid revenue notes (/SP-1+/); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (lead); Cabrera Capital Markets LLC, Edward Jones Inc., Fidelity Capital Markets, Fifth Third Securities Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Raymond James & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc.; notes due Aug. 20, 2010; proceeds to purchase notes issued by certain school districts within the state.

• $281.575 million series 2009C-1 notes

• $234.87 million series 2009C-2 notes

• $174.905 million series 2009C-3 notes

MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: $288.345 million series 2009 single-family mortgage revenue bonds; negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (co-managers); 2009A serials due 2012 to 2019 with term bond due 2022; 2009B serials due 2010 to 2012; 2009C serials due 2009 to 2010; 2009C variable-rate due 2035; 2009D variable-rate due 2030; proceeds for mortgage loans.

• $75.625 million series 2009A non-AMT bonds

• $27.71 million series 2009B non-AMT bonds

• $19.5 million series 2009C AMT bonds

• $61.09 million series 2009C variable-rate non-AMT bonds

• $104.42 million series 2009D variable-rate non-AMT bonds

MINNESOTA HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY/ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY: $58.94 million series six-X revenue bonds (A2); negotiated; Dougherty & Co. (lead); RBC Capital Markets Corp. and Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2011 to 2021 with term bonds due 2024, 2029, 2034 and 2039; proceeds to modify existing buildings, perform site work, construct new buildings and make a deposit to a reserve account.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/DARTMOUTH-HITHCOCK OBLIGATED GROUP: $138.93 million series 2009 revenue bonds; negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Edward Jones & Co. (co-managers); proceeds to refund existing debt.

OGLETHORPE POWER CORP. (GEORGIA): $200 million tax-exempt bonds; proceeds to fund a scrubber installation project under way at Plant Scherer.

OHIO/UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INC.: $100 million series 2009B and 2009C hospital revenue bonds; negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); Edward Jones, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., NatCity Investments Inc. and Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC (co-managers); proceeds to acquire, construct, install and equip hospital improvements.

OHIOHEALTH CORP./FRANKLIN COUNTY (OHIO): $165.8 million refunding revenue bonds (Aa2//AA); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; proceeds to redeem outstanding debt.

• $82.9 million series 2009A

• $82.9 million series 2009B

OKLAHOMA COUNTY FINANCE AUTHORITY: $60.965 million series 2009 educational facilities lease revenue bonds (/A+/); negotiated; D.A. Davidson & Co. (lead); 2009A bonds due 2011 to 2014; 2009B bonds due 2022; 2009C bonds due 2011; proceeds to construct, acquire, equip and maintain county school facilities.

• $7.695 million series 2009A tax-exempt bonds

• $53.085 million series 2009B Build America Bonds

• $185,000 series 2009C taxable non-Build America Bonds

OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY: $80 million series 2009B variable-rate demand revenue bonds; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); bonds due July 1, 2027; initially bear interest at weekly rate; proceeds to refund university's series 2005 bonds, make deposit to debt service reserve fund and repay balance of a credit agreement.

ORLANDO: $68.41 million series 2009 capital improvement special revenue bonds (Aa3/AA-/AA); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Loop Capital Markets LLC. (lead); 2009A bonds due 2014 to 2022; 2009B bonds due 2017 to 2019; 2009C bonds due 2029 and 2039; proceeds to construct a new arena to replace the Amway Arena as home of the Orlando Magic basketball team and the construction of a new performing arts center in downtown Orlando.

• $11.185 million series 2009A revenue bonds

• $16.445 million series 2009B revenue bonds

• $40.78 million series 2009C Build America Bonds

PHILADELPHIA (PENNSYLVANIA): $255 million eighth series gas works revenue refunding bonds (Aaa/VMIG1/AAA/A-1+/); negotiated; Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (lead for series B and series C); Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead for series D); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead for series E); bonds due Aug. 1, 2031; proceeds refund existing debt and terminate an existing swap agreement.

• $105 million series B

• $50 million series C

• $50 million series D

• $50 million series E

PINELLAS COUNTY HEALTH FACILITY AUTHORITY/BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS (FLORIDA): $200 million series 2009A health care system revenue bonds; negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. (series 2009A-1/A-3), Raymond James & Assoc. (series 2009A-2); due Nov. 1, 2038; proceeds to refund outstanding debt.

• $75 million series 2009A-1 health care system revenue bonds, daily interest rate

• $75 million series 2009A-2 health care system revenue bonds, weekly interest rate

• $50 million series 2009A-3 health care system revenue bonds, weekly interest rate

PULASKI COUNTY (ARKANSAS)/ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $110.015 million series 2009 hospital revenue bonds (A1/A+/); negotiated; Stephens Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); bonds due 2010 to 2023 with term bonds due 2029, 2034 and 2039; proceeds to improve children's hospital.

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: $2 billion commercial paper notes (P-1/A-1+/); negotiated; Banc of America Securities LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. (underwriters); includes tax-exempt series A and taxable series B notes; proceeds for capital improvements, equipment and working capital.

SACRAMENTO CENTRAL VALLEY FINANCING AUTHORITY (CALIFORNIA): $50 million series 2009 restructuring bonds (//A); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund existing bonds.

SAN ANGELO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (TEXAS): $121.09 million in series 2009A-B bonds (/AA-/AA-); negotiated; Southwest Securities Inc.; RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Wachovia Bank NA, Raymond James & Assoc. Inc., Edward Jones (co-managers); proceeds to construct, equip and renovate school property as well as refund outstanding debt.

• $116.999 million series A unlimited tax school building bonds, maturities from 2012 to 2034

• $4.09 million series B unlimited tax school building refunding bonds, maturities from 2010 to 2017

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: $101.445 million series 2009 general obligation refunding bonds; negotiated; Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. (lead); 2009A bonds due 2009 to 2018; 2009B bonds due 2009 to 2013; 2009C bonds due 2009 to 2018; proceeds refund state's series 1998, 2002B, 2003 and 2004 G.O. bonds.

• $59.945 million series 2009A bonds

• $16.115 million series 2009B bonds

• $25.385 million series 2009C bonds

STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: $229.4 million in 2009 series A and series B certificates of participation; negotiated; Banc of America Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); 2009 series A certificates due 2010 to 2028 and term bonds due 2033 and 2039; 2009 series B due 2018 and 2023; proceeds to fund the expansion and improvement of a state psychiatric hospital.

• $214.14 million series 2009A

• $15.26 million series 2009B

UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/KANSAS CITY (KANSAS): $106.085 million in general obligation bonds and temporary notes; competitive; Springsted Inc. (financial adviser); maturities from 2010 through 2029; notes are due 2010.

•$24.24 million series 2009A bonds

•$1.185 million series 2009B general obligation improvement bonds

•$7.08 million series 2009III

•$73.28 million series 2009IV

•$300,000 series 2009V municipal temporary notes

UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/KANSAS CITY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (KANSAS): $57.31 million series 2009-A utility system improvement revenue bonds; negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); George K. Baum & Co. and Oppenheimer & Co. (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2019 with term bonds due 2024, 2029 and 2034; proceeds fund improvements to county and city utility system.

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF ARIZONA: $60 million series 2009 hospital revenue bonds (Baa1/BBB+/); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); bonds due 2013 to 2019 with term bonds due 2024, 2029 and 2039; proceeds reimburse medical center for acquiring, expanding, constructing and equipping Diamond Children's Medical Center.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: $100 million series 2009A university revenue bonds (Aa3/A+/AA-); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); bonds due 2009 to 2029 with term bonds due 2034 and 2038; proceeds to acquire and development faculty apartments, renovate student housing, make additions to university's biomedical science building and refinance debt.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY: $200 million series 2009B revenue bonds (Aa1/AA+/); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. (lead); Prager, Sealy & Co. (co-manager); proceeds to fund improvements to university facilities.

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/NEW HAMPSHIRE HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY: $110 million series 2009A revenue bonds (A1/A+/); negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to finance university improvements and refinance the series 2006A and 2006B1 revenue bonds.

WASHINGTON HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AUTHORITY/CENTRAL WASHINGTON HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATION: $118 million series 2009 revenue bonds (Baa2//BBB+); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); proceeds to construct, acquire, renovate repair and equip a five-story patient tower and remodel other patient care facilities, as well as refund series 2001 bonds.

WEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL FINANCE AUTHORITY: $178.21 million series 2009A hospital revenue refunding and improvement bonds (A2); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and BB&T Capital Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund Charleston Medical Center's outstanding series 2002 bonds, as well as pay fees associated with a swap termination agreement.

WHITFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (GEORGIA): $68.34 million series 2009 general obligation bonds; negotiated; Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.; serial maturities from 2010 through 2017; proceeds will finance the acquisition, construction, equipping and furnishing of new school buildings and buses and other transportation vehicles.

WISCONSIN HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/AURORA HEALTH CARE INC.: $160 million series 2009 revenue bonds (A3/A/); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to construct and equip hospitals owned by Aurora Health, as well as refund authority's series 1997 bonds.


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