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such a manner as to cause the Certificates to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. 24. Tax-Exempt Status of the Certificates• Rebate. The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Certificates, including without limitation (i) requirements relating to temporary periods for investments, (ii) limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater than the yield on the Certificates, and (iii) the rebate of excess investment earnings to the United States if the Certificates (together with other obligations reasonably expected to be issued and outstanding at one time in this calendar year) exceed the small issuer exception amount of $5,000,000. For purposes of qualifying for the small issuer exception to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements for governmental units issuing $5,000,000 or less of bonds, the City hereby finds, determines and declares that (i) the Certificates are issued by a governmental unit with general taxing powers; (ii) no Certificate is a private activity bond; (iii) ninety five percent or more of the net proceeds of the Certificates are to be used for local governmental activities of the City (or of a governmental unit the jurisdiction of which is entirely within the jurisdiction of the City); and (iv) the aggregate face amount of all tax exempt bonds (other than private activity bonds) issued by the City (and all entities subordinate to, or treated as one issuer with the City) during the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued and outstanding at one time is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000, all within the meaning of Section 148(f)(4)(D) of the Code. 25. Designation of Qualified Tax-Exempt Obli ations. In order to qualify the Certificates as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, the City hereby makes the following factual statements and representations: (a) the Certificates are issued after August 7, 1986; (b) the Certificates are not "private activity bonds" as defined in Section 141 of the Code; (c) the City hereby designates the Certificates as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. (d) the reasonably anticipated amount oftax-exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds, treating qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as not being private activity bonds) which will be issued by the City (and all entities treated as one issuer with the City, and all subordinate entities whose obligations are treated as issued by the City) during this calendar year 2008 will not exceed $10,000,000; and (e) not more than $10,000,000 of obligations issued by the City during this calendar year 2008 have been designated for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. The City shall use its best efforts to comply with any federal procedural requirements which may apply in order to effectuate the designation made by this paragraph. • 19 2214122v1