Section 6084 Of Article 3. Powers From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 8. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the
board may borrow money by issuance of promissory notes, or execute
conditional sales contracts to purchase personal property, in an
amount or of a value not exceeding in the aggregate at any one time
the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), for the purposes of
acquiring land for and constructing or operating any work, project,
or facility authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 6012 or Section
6075 or for the making of improvements or the purchase of equipment
or for the maintenance thereof.
All moneys borrowed pursuant to this section shall not be borrowed
for a term exceeding five years, and the indebtednesses shall not
incur a rate of interest in excess of 12 percent per annum. The
indebtedness shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of
commissioners adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the
board.
As a condition precedent to the borrowing of any money or the
execution of any conditional sales contract, as provided in this
section, in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the
board shall first by a two-thirds vote approve by resolution and have
on file a report on the engineering and economic feasibility
relating to the project contemplated for the expenditure of the
borrowed money or conditional sales contract. The feasibility report
shall be prepared and signed by an engineer or engineers licensed and
registered under the laws of the State of California.
The district shall budget, levy, and collect taxes and pay for all
indebtedness without limitation by any other provision of this part.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any money borrowed from any
agency or department of the United States government or of the State
of California.