Section 55800 Of Part 3. Authorities From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 5. >> Part 3.
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. (a) (1) As part of the ballot proposition to approve the
imposition of a retail transactions and use tax pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 7285) of Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, an authority established pursuant to
Section 7285.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may seek
authorization to issue bonds payable from the proceeds of the tax to
finance capital outlay expenditures as may be provided for in the
expenditure plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
7285.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(2) If an authority established pursuant to Section 7285.5 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code has obtained voter approval prior to the
effective date of this chapter for the imposition of a retail
transactions and use tax pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 7285) of Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code and the issuance of bonds payable from the proceeds of the tax,
that authority may issue bonds, refunding bonds, and bond
anticipation notes pursuant to this chapter to finance capital outlay
expenditures as may be provided for in the expenditure plan adopted
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 7285.5 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code.
(3) If an authority established pursuant to Section 7285.5 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code has obtained voter approval prior to the
effective date of this chapter only for the imposition of a retail
transactions and use tax pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 7285) of Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, that authority may seek authorization to issue bonds pursuant
to this chapter payable from the proceeds of the tax to finance
capital outlay expenditures as may be provided for in the expenditure
plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 7285.5 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code only if a resolution is adopted by
two-thirds vote of the governing body of the authority and approved
by a majority of the voters.
(b) The maximum indebtedness which may be outstanding at any one
time shall be an amount equal to the sum of the principal of, and
interest on, the bonds, but not to exceed the estimated proceeds of
the tax, as determined by the plan. The amount of bonds outstanding
at any one time does not include the amount of bonds, refunding
bonds, or bond anticipation notes for which funds necessary for the
payment thereof have been set aside for that purpose in a trust or
escrow account.
(c) (1) A county authorized to levy, increase, or extend a
transactions and use tax pursuant to Section 7285.5 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code may issue bonds pursuant to this chapter, and for
the purposes of this chapter shall be deemed an authority.
(2) The authorizations contained in this chapter shall apply to
any tax levied, increased, or extended by a county pursuant to
Section 7285.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code on or after January
1, 2002.