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New York State Thruway Authority

State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds (Transportation)

RATINGS
S&P Fitch
AAA uninsured AA uninsured
AAA insured AA insured


Transportation Series Debt Outstanding (As of 01/01/13)
Series Amount Insurer1
2003A $ 16,260,000 Assured Guaranty Municipal - formerly FSA
2004A 176,105,000 Ambac
2005A 224,315,000 Assured Guaranty Municipal - formerly FSA
2006A 247,730,000 Uninsured
2007A 268,590,000 Uninsured
2007A (Refunding) 171,070,000 Uninsured
2008A 418,070,000 Uninsured
2009A 390,905,000 Uninsured
2010A 443,290,000 Uninsured
2011A 334,370,000 Uninsured
2012A 523,065,000 Uninsured
Total: $3,213,770,000 1Portions of each series are insured, unless otherwise noted.

PURPOSE: State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds finance various State-supported capital programs, including funds to municipalities and other project sponsors throughout the State for highway, bridge and multi-modal capital projects pursuant to established State programs. (See Local Highway and Bridge Service Contract Bonds.)

SECURITY: State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds are authorized to be issued by the New York State Thruway Authority and four other Authorized Issuers (New York State Urban Development Corporation, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, and the New York State Housing Finance Agency) to finance various State-supported capital programs.

The Bonds are secured by Financing Agreement Payments (FAPs) made to the New York State Thruway Authority from the deposit of 25% of New York State Personal Income Tax Receipts to the Revenue Bond Tax Fund (RBTF). Amounts deposited to the RBTF in excess of required FAPs are transferred back to the General Fund. Legislation effective April 1, 2007, increased deposits to the Revenue Bond Tax Fund by providing that deposits to the RBTF be calculated before deposit to the School Tax Relief (STAR) Fund. Prior to such date, NYS Personal Income Tax Receipts were also net of STAR Fund deposits.

If, at any time, the amounts deposited to the RBTF are insufficient to make all appropriated FAPs, the State Comptroller is statutorily required (without further appropriation) to immediately transfer sufficient amounts from the General Fund to the RBTF to satisfy the FAPs. In the event that the Legislature fails to appropriate all amounts required to make FAPs to all Authorized Issuers or if such appropriations have been made and FAPs have not been made when due on any State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, New York State Personal Income Tax Receipts are required to continue to be deposited to the RBTF until an amount equal to the greater of 25% of New York State Personal Income Tax Receipts or $6 billion has been deposited to the RBTF. Other than to make appropriated FAPs (except, if necessary, for payment to State General Obligation bondholders), no payments may be made from the RBTF until all required appropriations and all required FAPs have been made.

All State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds issued by the Authorized Issuers are on a parity with each other as to payment from the RBTF. All FAPs are subject to annual appropriation.

NYS Personal Income Tax and Revenue Bond Tax Fund Receipts
New York State
Fiscal Year
Personal Income Tax Receipts Revenue Bond Tax Fund Receipts
2002-03 $ 19,984,262,417 $ 4,996,065,604*
2003-04 21,827,770,700 5,456,942,675
2004-05 25,040,965,404 6,260,241,351
2005-06 27,599,721,585 6,899,930,396
2006-07 30,586,021,803 7,646,505,451
2007-08 36,563,948,528 ** 9,140,987,132 **
2008-09 36,840,019,400 ** 9,210,004,850 **
2009-10 34,751,381,665 ** 8,687,845,416 **
2010-11 36,209,215,560 ** 9,052,303,890 **
2011-12 38,767,826,942 ** 9,691,956,736 **
2012-13 40,256,000,000 ** 10,064,100,000 **

* 25% of New York State Personal Income Tax receipts shown on an annualized and pro forma basis for State Fiscal Years 2002-03.

** Reflects legislation enacted in 2007 and effective April 1, 2007 that calculates Revenue Bond Tax Fund receipts prior to the deposit of New York State Personal Income Tax receipts to the STAR fund.

Source: NYS Division of the Budget and 2012A PIT Official Statement dated August 22, 2012. For more up-to-date information, please contact the NYS Division of the Budget.


DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE: As of August 10, 2012, RBTF receipts were approximately 4.2 times the maximum annual debt service for all outstanding State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds issued by all Authorized issuers.