44542
. (a) (1) The authority is authorized from time to time to
issue its negotiable bonds, notes, debentures, or other securities
(hereinafter collectively called "bonds") for any corporate purpose.
These bonds may be authorized, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to finance a single project for a single participating
party, a series of projects for a single participating party, a
single project for several participating parties, or several projects
for several participating parties.
(2) In anticipation of the sale of the bonds as authorized by
Section 44540, or as may be authorized pursuant to Section 44541, the
authority may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes and may renew
the same from time to time. These bond anticipation notes may be
paid from the proceeds of sale of the bonds of the authority in
anticipation of which they were issued. Notes and agreements relating
thereto and bond anticipation notes, hereinafter collectively called
notes, and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the same may
contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations that a bond,
agreement relating thereto, and bond resolution of the authority may
contain, except that the note or renewal thereof shall mature at a
time not exceeding three years from the date of issue of the original
note.
(b) Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the
authority, every issue of its bonds, notes, or other obligation shall
be general obligations of the authority payable from any revenues or
moneys of the authority available therefor and not otherwise
pledged, subject only to any agreements with the holders of
particular bonds, notes, or other obligations pledging any particular
revenues or moneys and subject to any agreements with any
participating party. Notwithstanding that bonds, notes, or other
obligations may be payable from a special fund, they shall be and be
deemed to be for all purposes negotiable instruments, subject only to
the provisions of the bonds, notes, or other obligations for
registration.
(c) The bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds, or
the authority in its discretion, may issue bonds of both types. The
bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and shall
bear the date or dates, mature at the time or times, not exceeding 50
years from their respective dates, bear interest at the fixed rate
or rates, or at the variable rates, including multiple methods of
setting rates from time to time while the bonds are outstanding, be
payable at the time or times, be in the denominations, be executed in
the manner, be payable in lawful money of the United States of
America at the place or places, and be subject to the terms of
redemption or tender, as resolution or resolutions may provide. The
bonds or notes shall be sold by the Treasurer as agent for sale. The
bond or notes may be sold at a public or private sale, and for the
price or prices and on terms and conditions, as the authority shall
determine after giving due consideration to the recommendations of
any participating party to be assisted from the proceeds of the bonds
or notes. Pending preparation of the definitive bonds, the Treasurer
may issue interim receipts, certificates, or temporary bonds which
shall be exchanged for definitive bonds. The Treasurer may sell any
bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness at a price below the
par value thereof.
(d) Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any
issue of bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the
contract with the holders of the bonds or any provider of credit
enhancement to be authorized, as to all of the following:
(1) Pledging the full faith and credit of the authority or
pledging all or any part of the revenues of any project or any
revenue-producing contract or contracts made by the authority with
any individual, partnership, corporation, or association or other
body, public or private, or other moneys of the authority, to secure
the payment of the bonds or of any particular issue of bonds, subject
to agreements with bondholders or any providers of credit
enhancement as may then exist.
(2) The rentals, fees, purchase payments, loan payments, and other
charges to be charged, and the amounts to be raised in each year
thereby, and the use and disposition of the revenues.
(3) The setting aside of reserves or sinking funds, and the
regulation and disposition thereof.
(4) Limitations on the right of the authority or its agent to
restrict and regulate the use of the project or projects to be
financed out of the proceeds of the bonds or any particular issue of
bonds.
(5) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of
any issue of bonds then or thereafter to be issued may be applied and
pledging these proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds or any
issue of the bonds.
(6) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms
upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured and the
refunding of outstanding bonds.
(7) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with
bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the
holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which
consent may be given.
(8) Limitations on expenditures for operating, administrative, or
other expenses of the authority.
(9) Defining the acts or omissions to act that constitute a
default in the duties of the authority to holders of its obligations
and providing the rights and remedies of these holders in the event
of a default.
(10) The mortgaging of any project and the site thereof for the
purpose of securing the bondholders.
(11) The mortgaging of land, improvements, or other assets owned
by a participating party for the purpose of securing the bondholders.
(12) Provisions for the security of any provider of credit
enhancement supporting payment on the bonds, but only in a manner
subordinate to the rights of bondholders.
(e) Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing
the bonds or notes shall be liable personally on the bonds or notes
or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason
of the issuance thereof.
(f) The authority shall have power out of any funds available
therefor to purchase its bonds or notes without the cancellation
thereof. The authority may hold, pledge, cancel, or resell bonds,
subject to, and in accordance with, agreements with bondholders.