The department shall lend funds under this chapter to Magnolia Capital Corporation in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
Loan funds received by Magnolia Capital Corporation in accordance with this chapter shall remain, and shall be considered to be, public funds and shall be used for the purpose of providing venture capital to Mississippi businesses through the Mississippi Venture Capital Fund Limited Partnership;
The loan agreement between the department and Magnolia Capital Corporation shall contain language necessary to effect the escrow of a portion of the loan in an account for the benefit of the department which, when the monies are invested in zero coupon bonds for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) years, shall mature at a value equal to or greater than one hundred percent (100%) of the total principal amount loaned to Magnolia Venture Capital Corporation;
The interest rate on the loan to Magnolia Capital Corporation shall be set by the executive director of the department; and
Funds received by the Magnolia Venture Capital Corporation and/or the Magnolia Venture Capital Fund Limited Partnership shall be subject to any loan agreement made between the department and the Magnolia Capital Corporation pursuant to this chapter; and, in the event of default on such loan agreement, such funds shall, upon demand of the department, be returned to the Venture Capital Fund in the State Treasury, regardless of whether or not the Magnolia Venture Capital Corporation or the Magnolia Venture Capital Fund Limited Partnership was a party to any loan agreement evidencing any such loan.