Article 1. General Financial Provisions of California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 1.

Money required to meet the costs of construction of the project and all expenses and costs incidental thereto and to meet the costs of operating and maintaining and making necessary replacements thereto shall be paid by the State Treasurer from the proper fund upon demand of the department. Payments shall be made after audit in the manner provided by law and upon warrants drawn by the State Controller.

All interest received or earned on money deposited in a fund provided for in this part shall be credited to and become a part of the particular fund upon which the interest accrues.

The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain appropriate provisions governing the use and application of bond proceeds and revenues for the purposes specified in this part.

The department may provide in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds or may otherwise agree with the purchasers of bonds regarding the deposit of all money constituting the construction fund, and the revenue fund and may also provide for the deposit of such money at such times and with such depositaries or paying agents and upon the furnishing of such security as may meet with the approval of the purchasers of the bonds.

The depositaries and security provided for or agreed upon shall be qualified and eligible in accordance with the requirements of law.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, the proceeds received from the sale of bonds and the revenues received from the operation of the project may be used to defray any expenses incurred by the department in connection with and incidental to the issuance and sale of bonds for the construction of the project, including expenses for the preparation of surveys, plans, and estimates and the making of inspections and examinations required by the purchasers of bonds.

The amounts required to be transferred by the State Treasurer as provided in this part shall be ascertained and computed by the department and the certificate of the department is conclusive and binding upon the State Treasurer.

When the department, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, deems it in the best interests of the state, it may authorize the State Treasurer, upon such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the department, to issue notes, in the manner prescribed by this section, maturing within a period not to exceed five years, payable from revenues received from the operation of the project or from federal reimbursements received under the National Disaster Act, or both. Notes authorized to be issued shall be issued at public sale on a competitive-bid basis upon such notice as the State Treasurer may deem advisable, except that if no bids are received or if such bids are not satisfactory to the State Treasurer, such notes may be issued on a negotiated-bid basis. The proceeds from the sale of such notes shall be used only for the purpose of providing funds for emergency repairs to the project necessitated by natural disasters. All notes issued and any renewals thereof shall be payable at a fixed time, solely from revenues received from the operation of the project or from federal reimbursements received under the National Disaster Act, or both, and not otherwise, except that in the event that sufficient revenues or reimbursements, or both, are not received prior to the maturity of the notes, the State Treasurer shall, in order to meet the notes then maturing, issue renewal notes for such purpose. Every note and any renewal thereof shall be payable from revenues received from the operation of the project or from federal reimbursements received under the National Disaster Act, or both, and not otherwise. The total amount of such notes or renewals thereof issued and outstanding shall at no time exceed anticipated revenues from the operation of the project or federal reimbursements under the National Disaster Act, or both, to be received during the following two years.