- (a) In order to preserve jobs and support tourism, the Economic Development Authority may make loans, consistent with this section.
(b) For purpose of this section an applicant is:
- (1) A licensed entity that has filed an application for a loan under this section no later than July 1, 2016;
- (2) A licensed entity operating in West Virginia; and
- (3) A licensed entity that operates a resort comprised of at least seventy-five acres and employing a minimum of one hundred employees.
(c) The proceeds of the loans:
- (1) May be used only to refinance the existing indebtedness of qualifying applicants; and
- (2) May not exceed the outstanding indebtedness of the qualifying applicants as of January 1, 2016.
(d) The loans shall be:
- (1) Made under terms and conditions established by the Economic Development Authority.
- (2) Collateralized as determined by the Economic Development Authority.
- (e) The total refinancing provided pursuant to this section by the Economic Development Authority shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the Economic Development Authority’s direct loan portfolio.