Article 8. Definition And General Provisions of California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.5. >> Article 8.

This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its objects and purposes and to finance the construction of needed public improvements through the medium of revenue bonds and to protect the holders of such bonds.

"Bonds" as used in this chapter means the written evidence of any obligation incurred by the board payable out of revenues as provided in this chapter in order to secure funds with which to carry out the purposes of this chapter irrespective of the form of such obligation whether in the form of bonds, notes, debentures, interest bearing certificates or other forms prescribed by the board.

"Revenue" as used in this chapter shall mean all fees, rates, charges, rentals or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by or for the account of the board from the operation of any particular project including without limiting the generality of the foregoing interest allowed on any moneys or securities and any proceeds derived from the sale of any securities and any consideration in any way derived from the particular project owned, operated or maintained by the board.

"Board" as used in this chapter means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city.

This chapter shall not be operative in any local agency until the board, either at a general or a special election, shall submit to the electors of the local agency the question as to whether the board shall be authorized to adopt the revenue-bond method of financing for the improvements referred to in this chapter. If a majority of the electors voting upon the question vote in favor of the revenue-bond method of financing the said improvements, the board may proceed to undertake and finance the improvements as provided for herein. If a majority of the electors voting upon the question vote against the revenue-bond method of financing the said improvements, the board shall not again submit the question to the electors until a period of at least six months has elapsed since the date of the last election at which the question was submitted.