STATE BOND COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY March 15, 2018 1
Overview In accordance with the Comprehensive Capital Outlay Budget, cash lines of credit provide a mechanism to cash flow capital outlay projects that in the future will be funded with General Obligation ( GO ) bond proceeds. Constitutional debt limit constrains the amount of GO bonds that can be issued ( debt limit ). Debt service can be no more than 6% of the REC revenues in any fiscal year. In FY 2019, the amount of GO Bond proceeds that can be raised under the debt limit is projected to be 315 M while each year thereafter the amount is projected to be 300 M. The cost of issuing new debt impacts the operating budget. It is anticipated new GO Bonds will need to be issued in FY 19 to fund cash lines of credit. 2
3 Things that Constrain Issuance of New GO Bonds 1. Constitutional Debt Limit Limits the amount of bonds that can be issued. 315 M in FY 2019, 300 M each year thereafter. 2. SBC Authority to Issue Cash Lines of Credit State Bond Commission is limited under the law in the amount cash lines of credit that can be authorized each fiscal year. This limit is made up the prior year authorized cash lines of credit that remain unfunded plus new incremental limit. In FY 2018 this limit is 1.14 B of which 916 M has been approved to date. 3. Operating Budget Debt service is among the state s nondiscretionary fixed costs. In FY 2018 GO debt service is 418 M. In FY 2019 GO debt service would be 430 M if the 315 M is issued. 3
Updated Debt Limit Projection March 2018 As of March 2018, the amount of GO bond proceeds that can be raised under the debt limit is projected to be: 315 million in FY 2019 300 million in each year thereafter As of October 2017, the amount of GO bond proceeds projected to be raised in FY 2019 under the debt limit was 225 million. Since October, debt limit capacity has improved due to the increase in revenue forecasts by the REC on December 14, 2017. Assumes bonds are issued with the State s traditional 20 year level debt structure. 4
What is the Legislative Demand for New GO Bonds? 5,000,000,000 4,500,000,000 4,000,000,000 3,500,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,500,000,000 2.26B 2,000,000,000 1,500,000,000 1.12B 1,000,000,000 500,000,000 1.03B 1.14B 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cumulative Cash LOC Authority in HB 2 Total Appropriated Cash LOCs in HB 2 Total Appropriated Cash & Non-Cash LOC's in HB 2 The red line is the maximum amount of cash lines of credit that SBC is authorized to approve each fiscal year. The dotted lines are appropriations in the Capital Outlay bill; green is cash lines of credit and purple is cash and non-cash lines of credit. 5
Effect of new GO debt cost on the operating budget? 500,000,000 27M 20M 450,000,000 7M 2M 28M 13M 7M 50M 75M 400,000,000 100M 350,000,000 82M 300,000,000 250,000,000 210M 125M 200,000,000 150,000,000 100,000,000 304M 341M 151M 179M 392M 418M 423M 423M 387M 373M 358M 50,000,000 0 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 Actual principal cost of GO Bonds that have already been sold to fund Capital Outlay Projects. Actual interest cost of GO Bonds that have already been sold to fund Capital Outlay Projects. One time measure to set aside surplus dollars to pay for debt service. One time measure to refinance and defer FY 16 GO debt service to eliminate a portion of the FY 16 deficit. Projected cost of new GO Bonds if all available debt limit is used beginning in Fiscal Year 2019 to continue to fund Capital Outlay Projects. This projects 315 M raised in FY 19 and 300 M thereafter. Projected incremental cost if 385 M in new GO Bonds is sold each year beginning in FY19 to reflect the annual incremental Capital Outlay Act Authorization. This would break the debt limit. 6 FY 18 FY 19 FY 20 FY 21 FY 22 FY 23
How much money is available to pay for capital outlay projects? 7
Capital Outlay Escrow Fund vs SBC s Authority to Issue LOC s 2,000,000,000 1,800,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,200,000,000 1.14B 1,000,000,000 800,000,000 600,000,000 400,000,000 200,000,000 259M 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Beginning Cash Balance in COEF Projected Beginning Cash Balance in COEF Cumulative Cash LOC Authority in HB 2 The grey area reflects cash in the Capital Outlay Escrow Fund has declined over time. The blue is the projected beginning cash balance for FY 19. The red line is the maximum amount of cash line of credit legal limit that SBC is authorized to approve each fiscal year. General Fund surplus dollars bolstered the Fund 10 years ago, that cash is now largely depleted and the Fund will depend on new GO bond proceeds to fund cash lines of credit reflected in the red line in the future. The amount of new GO bond proceeds are limited by the debt limit, currently 315 M in FY 2019. 8
Month End Capital Outlay Escrow Fund Balances (in millions) 500 450 186.715 2016D Bond Proceeds 203.32 M 2017A Bond Proceeds Deposited 340.865 M 2017B Bond Proceeds Deposited 400 350 109 174 179 212 197 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 61 119 102 32 107 70 42 81 106 36 14 86 97 63 79 70 51 67 47 100 78 23 99 89 17 100 77 15 90 74 78 84 114 90 116 115 97 116 115 63 110 94 45 101 95 91 185 78 172 80 166 88 154 79 154 176 73 129 158 64 116 140 54 103 122 44 92 104 42 84 86 39 75 68 35 66 50 33 58 32 30 50 DOTD Other & CPRA FP&C Total Jul-16 through Feb-18 reflect actual month end balances. Mar-18 forward reflect projected month end balances based upon projected expenditures. At the beginning of FY 2018, cash lines of credit expenditures were projected to be approximately 360 M for the fiscal year. It is anticipated new GO Bonds will need to be issued in FY 19 to replenish the fund. 9
What does all this mean? SBC Approved Cash Lines of Credits = 916 M Cash Lines of Credit Funded with GO Bond Proceeds in FY 18-341 M Remaining Cash Lines of Credits to be Funded with GO Bond Proceeds = 575 M FY 19 Borrowing Limit - 315 M Shortfall = (260 M) Assumes no new projects We will only be able to borrow 315 M next year Assumes December 14, 2017 Revenue Forecast 10
State Credit Ratings & State Debt Trends 11
How LA s Credit Rating Compares to Other States Distribution of state GO and Issuer Ratings by Rating Category as of March 9, 2018 Aaa (14 States) Aa1 (19 States) Aa2 (8 States) Aa3 (5 States) A1 (1 State) A3 (1 State) Baa3 (1 State) Delaware Alabama Arizona Alaska Connecticut New Jersey Illinois Georgia Arkansas Kansas California Indiana Colorado Maine Kentucky Iowa Florida Mississippi Louisiana Maryland Hawaii Nevada Pennsylvania Missouri Idaho Oklahoma North Carolina Massachusetts Rhode Island South Carolina Michigan West Virginia South Dakota Minnesota Tennessee Montana Texas Nebraska Utah New Hampshire Vermont New Mexico Virginia New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon Washington Wisconsin Source: Moody's Investors Service, Rating changes for the 50 states from 1970 12
Per Capita Debt 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,297 1,408 1,408 1,416 1,436 1,419 1,431 1,473 1,200 1,000 1,101 1,158 864 1,195 891 952 1,027 1,064 1,068 1,106 1,089 1,078 1,138 800 757 600 400 200-1,294 1,345 1,164 1,271 1,308 1,398 1,411 1,464 1,566 1,609 1,615 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sources: Moody's Investors Service, Medians Reports Louisiana National Average Selected Southern States Average Per Capita Debt includes: Debt supported by statewide taxes (GO Bonds, Revenue Bonds & certain debt issued by various entities and secured by an annual appropriation by the Legislature) State s Net Pension Liability State s Other Post Employment Benefits Selected Southern States include: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee 13
Historical Recap of Bonds Issued Total Principal by Fiscal Year (In Thousands) 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Number of Transactions 3 7 7 7 11 13 12 13 5 6 General Obligation Bonds 200,000 319,020 775,135 1,011,490 457,855 702,245 752,865 616,860 564,230 Gas & Fuels Tax Bonds 485,000 103,125 394,310 803,080 476,125 196,340 864,705 200,000 State Highway Improvement Bonds 85,400 198,135 Unclaimed Property Bonds 111,675 73,820 Appropriation Dependent Debt 337,675 67,470 189,480 121,635 202,661 78,025 173,530 348,845 6,840 9,740 Self-Supporting Debt 7,900 43,085 State Revenue Anticipation Notes 400,000 Includes debt supported by statewide taxes (GO Bonds, Revenue Bonds & certain debt issued by various entities and secured by an annual appropriation by the Legislature) 14
Historical Total Debt Outstanding Fiscal Years 2008 through 2017 (in Millions) 14,000 12,000 11,038 11,032 11,070 10,988 11,520 11,884 11,526 11,699 10,000 9,518 9,790 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 6/30/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010 6/30/2011 6/30/2012 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2017 Interest 3,835 5,053 4,122 4,572 4,396 4,224 4,365 4,352 4,079 4,062 Principal 5,683 5,986 5,669 6,460 6,674 6,765 7,155 7,533 7,447 7,637 Total NSTSD & Non-NSTSD 9,518 11,038 9,790 11,032 11,070 10,988 11,520 11,884 11,526 11,699 Includes debt supported by statewide taxes (GO Bonds, Revenue Bonds & certain debt issued by various entities and secured by an annual appropriation by the Legislature) LA s conservative practice of issuing 20 year level debt for GO Bonds means that debt is paid down fast enough to keep total outstanding debt from growing. LA has taken advantage of market opportunities to refund debt for savings, which has also helped to restrain the cost of servicing the outstanding debt. 15
Total Debt Service 800,000,000 700,000,000 725M 7M 733M 28M 714M 50M 722M 75M 733M 100M 82M 600,000,000 500,000,000 210M 125M 400,000,000 300,000,000 577M 604M 422M 474M 701M 715M 719M 705M 664M 647M 633M 200,000,000 100,000,000 0 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 FY 20 FY 21 FY 22 FY 23 Principal Interest Defeased Debt Refinanced Debt Projected Debt Service Includes debt supported by statewide taxes (GO Bonds, Revenue Bonds & certain debt issued by various entities and secured by an annual appropriation by the Legislature) 16