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. (a) An indenture pursuant to which bonds are issued may
include any and all covenants and agreements on the part of the board
as the board deems necessary or advisable for the better security of
the bonds issued thereunder. An indenture may include a clause,
relating to the bonds issued thereunder, requiring the board to do
any or all of the following:
(1) To pay or cause to be paid punctually the principal of all the
bonds and the interest thereon on the date or dates, or at the place
or places, and in the manner mentioned in the bonds and in the
coupons appertaining thereto in accordance with the indenture.
(2) To operate the project continuously, to the extent practicable
under conditions as they may from time to time exist, in an
efficient and economical manner.
(3) To make all necessary repairs, renewals, and replacements to
any project, and to keep the project at all times in good repair,
working order, and condition.
(4) To preserve and protect the security of the bonds and the
rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and defend these rights.
(5) To pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged all
lawful claims for labor, materials, and supplies or other charges
which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon the revenues, or
any part thereof, of any project acquired, constructed, or completed
from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, or upon any physical
properties, or which might impair the security of the bonds.
(6) To fix, prescribe, and collect rates, rentals, or other
charges in connection with the services and facilities furnished from
the project acquired, constructed, or purchased from part or all of
the proceeds of the bonds, sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on the bonds as they become due and payable, together with
additional sums as may be required for any fund created by this
chapter, for the further security of these bonds, or as a
depreciation charge or other charge in connection with the project.
(7) To hold or cause to be held in trust the revenues or any part
of the revenues pledged to the payment of the bonds and the interest
thereon, or to any reserve or other fund created by this chapter for
the further protection of the bonds, and to apply the revenues or any
part of revenues or cause them to be applied only as provided in the
indenture.
(b) An indenture may also include clauses which do any or all of
the following:
(1) Limit, restrict, or prohibit any right, power, or privilege of
the board to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, lease, or dispose
of any improvements constructed from the proceeds of the bonds, or
to enter into any lease or agreement which impairs or impedes the
operation of a project, or any part thereof, necessary to secure
adequate revenues or which otherwise impairs or impedes the rights of
the holders of the bonds with respect to these revenues.
(2) Define the power of the board in applying the proceedings of
the sale of any issue of bonds for the purpose of acquiring,
constructing, or completing any project or any part thereof.
(3) Limit the power of the board to issue additional bonds for the
purpose of acquiring, constructing, or completing any project or any
part thereof.
(4) Require, specify, or limit the kind, amount, and character of
insurance to be maintained by the board on any project, or any part
thereof, and the use and disposition of the proceeds of any insurance
thereafter collected.
(5) Provide the events of default and the terms and conditions
upon which any or all of the bonds of the board then or thereafter
issued may become or be declared due and payable prior to maturity,
and the terms and conditions upon which this declaration and its
consequences may be waived.
(6) Designate the rights, limitations, powers, and duties arising
upon breach by the board of any of the covenants, conditions, or
obligations contained in any indenture.
(7) Prescribe a procedure by which the terms and conditions of the
indenture may be subsequently amended or modified with the consent
of the board and the vote or written assent of the holders of a
specified principal amount or specified proportion of the bonds
issued and outstanding. The clause may provide for meetings of
bondholders and for the manner in which the consent of the
bondholders may be given. The clause shall specifically state the
effect of an amendment or modification upon the rights of the holders
of all of the bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto,
whether attached thereto or detached therefrom.
With respect to any clause providing for the modification or
amendment of an indenture, the board may agree that bonds held by the
county treasurer, the United States or any instrumentality thereof,
or the State of California or any political subdivision thereof
(including every municipal corporation, district, public corporation,
board, or agency of any kind or class) shall not be counted as
outstanding bonds, or be entitled to vote or assent, but shall,
nevertheless, be subject to modification or amendment.
(8) Provide for other acts and matters as may be necessary,
convenient, or desirable in order to better secure the bonds or to
make the bonds more marketable.
(c) The board may provide in an indenture for the carrying of
liability or property or any other insurance in any amount or
character it shall determine, and for the payment of the premiums
thereon.
(d) The board may include in an indenture the limitations as to
competitive projects, both as to location and comparative rentals, as
may be deemed necessary or desirable for the security of revenue
bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.
(e) The board may include in an indenture a covenant that no
project acquired, constructed, or completed from the proceeds of
revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be
used without charge therefor or any facilities thereof be furnished
free of charge to any person.