Section 16943 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
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. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter:
(a) "Ancillary obligation" means the obligation of the state under
any credit enhancement or liquidity agreement, including any of the
following:
(1) An obligation in the form of bond insurance, a letter of
credit, standby bond purchase agreement, reimbursement agreement,
liquidity facility, or other similar arrangement.
(2) An obligation under any remarketing agreement, auction agent
agreement, broker-dealer agreement, or other agreement relating to
the marketing of the bonds, interest rate or other type of swap or
hedging contract.
(3) An obligation under any investment agreement, forward purchase
agreement, or similar structured investment contract, entered into
by the committee in connection with any bonds issued under this
chapter.
(b) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes,
interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations or forms of
indebtedness issued pursuant to this chapter.
(c) "Committee" means the Pension Obligation Bond Committee
established pursuant to Section 16920.
(d) "Pension obligations" means the obligations of the state or
any state agency to the retirement system imposed by the retirement
laws in the amounts determined by the board of administration of the
retirement system.
(e) "Program" means the program established by this chapter under
which the committee shall issue bonds for the purpose of funding or
refunding pension obligations.
(f) "Retirement laws" means Section 17 of Article XVI of the
California Constitution and the Public Employees' Retirement Law
(Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5) and any other
laws providing for payment to be made by the state or any state
agency to the retirement system to provide retirement benefits to
employees of the state or any other individuals for which the state
has an obligation to pay all or a portion of the contributions to the
retirement system to ensure the payment of retirement benefits to
those individuals.
(g) "Retirement system" means the Public Employees' Retirement
System established pursuant to the Public Employees' Retirement Law
(Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5).