Section 44545 Of Article 5. Bonds And Notes From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 27. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.
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. (a) The authority may provide for the issuance of bonds of
the authority for the purpose of refunding, directly or indirectly,
any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the authority
or a public agency then outstanding, including the payment of any
redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to
the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity
of these bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the
additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of
constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or
enlargements of a project or any portion thereof.
(b) The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purpose of refunding
outstanding bonds, notes, or other securities may, in the discretion
of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at
maturity or redemption of outstanding bonds either on their earliest
or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or retirement
at the maturity thereof and may, pending application, be placed in
escrow to be applied to purchase or retirement at maturity or
redemption on a date as may be determined by the authority.
(c) Pending this use, any of these escrowed proceeds may be
invested and reinvested by the Treasurer or any trustee in
instruments as may be specified in the resolution or indenture
governing the bonds to be refunded, maturing at the time or times as
shall be appropriate to ensure the prompt payment, as to principal,
interest and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to
be so refunded. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or
realized on this type of investment may also be applied to the
payment of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. After the terms
of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance
of these proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned
or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the
authority for use by it in any lawful manner.
(d) All of these bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this
division in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds
issued pursuant to this division. If the authority refunds bonds or
evidences of indebtedness not originally issued by the authority, the
authority shall make findings that the project being refinanced
qualifies as a project under this division.