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GASB Statement No.91, Conduit Debt Obligations <br /> The primary objectives of this statement are to provide a single method of reporting conduit debt <br /> obligations by issuers and eliminate diversity in practice associated with (1) commitments extended by <br /> issuers, (2) arrangements associated with conduit debt obligations, and (3) related note disclosures. This <br /> statement achieves those objectives by clarifying the existing definition of a conduit debt obligation; <br /> establishing that a conduit debt obligation is not a liability of the issuer; establishing standards for <br /> accounting and financial reporting of additional commitments and voluntary commitments extended by <br /> issuers and arrangements associated with conduit debt obligations; and improving required note <br /> disclosures. <br /> A conduit debt obligation is defined as a debt instrument having all of the following characteristics: <br /> • There are at least three parties involved: (1) an issuer, (2) a third party obligor, and (3) a debt <br /> holder or a debt trustee. <br /> • The issuer and the third party obligor are not within the same financial reporting entity. <br /> • The debt obligation is not a parity bond of the issuer, nor is it cross-collateralized with other debt <br /> of the issuer. <br /> • The third party obligor or its agent, not the issuer, ultimately receives the proceeds from the debt <br /> issuance. <br /> • The third party obligor, not the issuer, is primarily obligated for the payment of all amounts <br /> associated with the debt obligation(debt service payments). <br /> This statement also addresses arrangements, often characterized as leases,that are associated with conduit <br /> debt obligations. In those arrangements, capital assets are constructed or acquired with the proceeds of a <br /> conduit debt obligation and used by third party obligors in the course of their activities. <br /> This statement requires issuers to disclose general information about their conduit debt obligations, <br /> organized by type of commitment, including the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the issuers' <br /> conduit debt obligations and a description of each type of commitment. Issuers that recognize liabilities <br /> related to supporting the debt service of conduit debt obligations also should disclose information about <br /> the amount recognized and how the liabilities changed during the reporting period. <br /> The requirements of this statement are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. <br /> Earlier application is encouraged. <br /> -19- <br />