f. Revenues, moneys or other funds, if any, including earned interest, derived from the operation, ownership or leasing of the Atlantic City convention center project shall be applied to the costs of operating, maintaining and promoting the Atlantic City convention center project and to the other purposes set forth in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection, except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection. Subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, luxury tax revenues paid to the authority by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 14 of P.L. 1991, c.375 (C.5:10-14.4), including earned interest, shall be deposited by the authority in a separate fund or account and applied to the following purposes and in the following order:
(1) To pay the principal, sinking fund installments and redemption premiums of and interest on any bonds or notes of the authority, including bonds or notes of the authority issued for the purpose of refunding bonds or notes, issued for purposes of (i) the initial acquisition of the existing properties which will constitute part of the Atlantic City convention center project, if the bonds or notes shall be payable under the terms of the resolution of the authority relating thereto from luxury tax revenues, or (ii) providing improvements, additions or replacements to the Atlantic City convention center project, if the bonds or notes shall be payable under the terms of the resolution of the authority relating thereto from luxury tax revenues; and to pay any amounts due from the authority under any credit agreement entered into by the authority in connection with the bonds or notes.(2) To pay the costs of operation, maintenance and promotion of the Atlantic City convention center project, including amounts payable as operating expenses under the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution or the terms of the bonds, notes, leases or other financing documents, assignments, agreements or arrangements issued or entered into to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, or incurred in connection with, the Atlantic City convention center project.(3) To establish and maintain a working capital and maintenance reserve fund for the Atlantic City convention center project in an amount as shall be determined by the authority to be necessary.(4) To repay to the State those amounts paid by the State with respect to bonds or notes of the authority issued for the purposes of the Atlantic City convention center project.(5) The balance of any luxury tax revenues not required for any of the foregoing purposes and remaining at the end of any calendar year shall be paid to the State Treasurer for application to purposes in the city of Atlantic City pursuant to section 5 of P.L. 1981, c.461 (C.40:48-8.30a). The authority may pledge the luxury tax revenues paid to it as provided for in section 14 of P.L. 1991, c.375 (C.5:10-14.4) as security for the payment of the principal of and interest or premium on the bonds or notes issued for the purposes set forth above in paragraph (1) of this subsection f. in the same manner, to the same extent and with the same effect as the pledge of any of its other revenues, receipts and funds authorized by P.L. 1971, c.137 (C.5:10-1 et seq.).
(6)(a) The authority shall promptly and diligently pursue all consents, approvals, waivers or non-objections under the bonds, notes, leases, or other financing documents, assignments, agreements or arrangements issued or entered into to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, or incurred in connection with, the Atlantic City convention center project, that are required for the following actions, which actions may be implemented at the same or at different times: (i) to permit the State Treasurer to remit to the authority, for deposit to the Luxury Tax Revenue Fund established under the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution, luxury tax revenues held by the State Treasurer in the fund established pursuant to section 5 of P.L. 1979, c.273 (C.40:48-8.30) in an amount sufficient to (A) pay the principal, sinking fund installments and redemption premiums, if any, of and interest on any bonds, notes, or other obligations, including any credit agreement, of the authority issued and outstanding or entered into pursuant to the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution, and (B) maintain any reserves required to be held by the trustee pursuant to the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution, and to remit the balance of the luxury tax revenues held by the State Treasurer in such fund, including interest thereon, to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority to be applied as provided in section 25 of P.L. 2008, c. 47(C.52:27H-41.13) subject, however, to the lien of the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution, until all bonds, notes, and other obligations, including any credit agreement, of the authority issued and outstanding or entered into pursuant to the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution have been paid or defeased in full.(ii) to permit the authority to transfer its ownership interest or other rights and obligations, other than any bonds, notes, or other obligations, including any credit agreement, of the authority issued and outstanding, or then in effect, on the date of such transfer under the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution, in the Atlantic City convention center project to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, and cease any supervision of the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority.(iii) to implement any other provisions of P.L. 2008, c. 47(C.52:27H-31.1 et al.).(b) Upon obtaining such consents, approvals, waivers or non-objections or upon the reasonable determination by the authority or the State Treasurer that such consents, approvals or non-objections have been obtained, are unnecessary or that the absence of such consents, approvals or non-objections shall not result in a material default, the State Treasurer shall thereafter remit to the authority from the fund only those monies required to satisfy the obligations of subparagraphs (a)(i)(A) and (a)(i)(B) of this paragraph; the balance of the luxury tax revenues held by the State Treasurer in such fund, including interest thereon, shall be paid promptly to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority to be applied as provided in section 25 of P.L. 2008, c. 47(C.52:27H-41.13), subject, however, to the lien of the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution until all bonds, notes, and other obligations, including any credit agreement, of the authority issued and outstanding or entered into pursuant to the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution have been paid or defeased in full.(c) When all bonds, notes, or other obligations, including any credit agreement, of the authority issued and outstanding or entered into pursuant to the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution have been paid or defeased in full, any amounts received by the authority from the funds and accounts held under the Luxury Tax Bond Resolution shall forthwith be transferred to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority to be applied as provided in section 25 of P.L. 2008, c. 47(C.52:27H-41.13).