Section 19257 Of Article 5. Voting Modernization Bond Act Of 2002 (shelley-hertzberg Act) From California Elections Code >> Division 19. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.
19257
. (a) All bonds authorized by this article, when duly sold and
delivered as provided herein, constitute valid and legally binding
general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith
and credit of the state is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of
both principal and interest thereof. The bonds issued pursuant to
this article shall be repaid within 10 years from the date they are
issued.
(b) There shall be collected annually, in the same manner and at
the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money, in
addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, sufficient to pay
the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as provided herein. All
officers required by law to perform any duty in regard to the
collection of state revenues shall collect this additional sum.
(c) On the dates on which funds are remitted pursuant to Section
16676 of the Government Code for the payment of the then maturing
principal of, and interest on, the bonds in each fiscal year, there
shall be returned to the General Fund all of the money in the fund,
not in excess of the principal of, and interest on, any bonds then
due and payable. If the money so returned on the remittance dates is
less than the principal and interest then due and payable, the
balance remaining unpaid shall be returned to the General Fund out of
the fund as soon as it shall become available, together with
interest thereon from the dates of maturity until returned, at the
same rate of interest as borne by the bonds, compounded semiannually.
This subdivision does not grant any lien on the fund or the moneys
therein to holders of any bonds issued under this article. However,
this subdivision shall not apply in the case of any debt service that
is payable from the proceeds of any refunding bonds. For purposes of
this subdivision, "debt service" means the principal (whether due at
maturity, by redemption, or acceleration), premium, if any, or
interest payable on any date to any series of bonds.