Article 5. Custody And Use Of Money of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.

The proceeds from the sale of all bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the treasurer for the credit of the authority and forthwith deposited as demand deposits in such depositary or depositaries as are authorized by law to receive deposits of state funds, to the credit of a fund to be designated as the acquisition and construction fund of the toll tunnel. The fund shall at all times be kept segregated and set apart from all other funds.

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be paid out or disbursed solely for the acquisition or construction of the toll tunnel, the acquisition of the necessary lands and easements therefor, and the payment of interest on the bonds during the period of actual construction and for a period of six months thereafter, only as the need therefor arises. The authority may agree with the purchaser of the bonds upon any conditions or limitations restricting the disbursement of such funds which are deemed advisable for the purposes of assuring the proper application of the funds.

All money in the acquisition and construction fund not required to meet current acquisition or construction costs of the toll tunnel, and all funds constituting surplus revenues which are not immediately needed for the particular object or purpose to which they are required to be applied or to which they are pledged, shall be invested in bonds and obligations eligible for investment of surplus state money. The authority may provide in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds that the investment of such money shall be made only in particular bonds and obligations within the classifications eligible for such investment, and such provisions shall be binding upon the authority and all officials having anything to do with the investment.

Any surplus which exists in the acquisition and construction fund shall be applied to the retirement, by purchase or call, of bonds issued for the acquisition or construction of the toll tunnel. If such bonds cannot be purchased at a price satisfactory to the authority and are not by their terms callable prior to maturity, the surplus shall be paid into the fund applicable to the payment of principal and interest of such bonds and shall be used for that purpose. The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds may provide limitations and conditions upon the time and manner of applying the surplus to the purchase and call of outstanding bonds and the terms upon which they shall be purchased or called, and such limitations and conditions shall be followed and observed in the application and use of the surplus. All bonds retired by purchase or call shall be immediately canceled.

All tolls or other revenues received from the operation of the toll tunnel shall be paid over by the department at least monthly to the treasurer who shall deposit them forthwith in such depositary or depositaries as are authorized by law to receive deposits of state funds, to the credit of a special fund to be designated as the toll revenue fund of the toll tunnel, which fund shall at all times be kept segregated and set apart from all other funds.

From the money deposited in the acquisition and construction fund, the treasurer shall transfer to the place or places of payment named in the bonds such sums as are required to pay the interest as it becomes due on all bonds sold and outstanding for the construction of the toll tunnel during the period of actual construction and during the period of six months immediately thereafter. The treasurer shall thereafter transfer from the toll revenue fund to the place or places of payment named in the bonds such sums as are required to pay the interest on the bonds and to redeem the principal thereof as such interest payments and bond redemptions fall due for all bonds issued and sold for the construction or acquisition of the toll tunnel. All funds transferred for the payment of principal or interest on bonds issued for the toll tunnel shall be segregated and applied solely for the payment of such principal and interest.

The money remaining in the toll revenue fund, after providing the amount required for interest and redemption of bonds, shall be held and applied as provided in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds. If the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds do not require surplus revenues to be held or applied in any particular manner, they shall be allocated and used for such other purposes incidental to the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the toll tunnel as the authority determines.

Money required to meet the costs of acquisition or construction and all expenses and costs incidental to the acquisition or construction of the toll tunnel, or to meet the costs of operating, maintaining, and repairing it, shall be paid from the proper fund therefor upon demand of the authority.

All interest received or earned on money deposited in each and every fund provided for in this article shall be credited to and become a part of the particular fund upon which the interest accrues.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, the proceeds received from the sale of bonds and the tolls or other revenues received from the operation of the toll tunnel may be used to defray any expenses incurred by the authority in connection with and incidental to the issuance and sale of bonds for the acquisition or construction of the toll tunnel, including expenses for the preparation of surveys and estimates and the making of inspections and examinations as may be required by the purchasers of the bonds, except that the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds may contain appropriate provisions governing the use and application of the bond proceeds and toll or other revenues for the purposes specified in this section.