California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
Division 4. FISCAL AFFAIRS |
Part 3. STATE BONDS |
Chapter 4. State General Obligation Bonds |
ARTICLE 1. General |
Section 16724.
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The bond act shall contain all of the following provisions:
(a) A statement of the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued and the purpose for which the proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be used.
(b) The creation of a committee and fund, and the naming of the board as these items are defined in Section 16722.
(c) A statement that the bonds are valid obligations of the state and a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereof.
(d) An appropriation from the General Fund in the State Treasury of the sum annually as shall be necessary to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as they become due and payable.
(e) A requirement that there be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected the sum, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, as is required to pay the principal and interest on the bonds; and a provision making it the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collections of the revenue to do and perform each and every act which is necessary to collect that additional sum.
(f) If the bond act provides that the fund shall have any receipts other than the proceeds of the sale of bonds, the proceeds of interim financing, or the investment earnings on the proceeds of bond sales or interim financing, then the bond act shall also specify whether those receipts shall be transferred to the General Fund as a reimbursement for debt service payments or be used for the same purpose for which the proceeds of the sale of the bonds may be used.
(g) A provision incorporating the provisions of this chapter, and a declaration that the provisions hereof are included in the act as though set out in full therein.
(h) A statement that the bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780), and that approval of the authorization of the bonds by the electors includes approval of any bonds issued to refund the bonds originally issued.
(i) A statement that notwithstanding any other provision of the bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(j) A statement that the board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312, for the purposes of carrying out the bond act. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee has by resolution authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out the bond act. The board shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with the bond act.