Senate BillNo. 710


Introduced by Senator Galgiani

(Coauthors: Senators Cannella and Huff)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chávez, Gomez, and Jones)

February 27, 2015


An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 6588 of the Government Code, relating to joint exercise of powers.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 710, as introduced, Galgiani. Joint exercise of powers: financing.

The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes the legislative or other governing bodies of 2 or more public agencies to jointly exercise by agreement any power common to the contracting parties, as specified, and authorizes a joint powers authority to exercise various powers, including, among others, the power to issue bonds, including bonds bearing interest, to pay the cost of any public capital improvement, working capital, or liability or other insurance program, as specified.

This bill would, until January 1, 2022, authorize a joint powers authority to issue or cause to be issued bonds and enter into a loan agreement for the financing or refinancing of a project that is situated in another state, including working capital related to that project, if the project and its financing meets certain conditions. This bill would require the Legislative Analyst, on or before January 1, 2021, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the issuance of those bonds and the financing of those projects. This bill would require, no later than July 1, 2020, authorities that issue those bonds to provide information concerning the bonds, the projects financed, the public benefits accruing to this state and such other information requested by the Legislative Analyst’s Office for the purpose of preparing the report.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 6588 of the Government Code is amended
2to read:

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6588.  

In addition to other powers specified in an agreement
4pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) and Article
52 (commencing with Section 6540), the authority may do any or
6all of the following:

7(a) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct
8of its business.

9(b) Sue and be sued in its own name.

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10(c) Issue bonds, including, at the option of the authority, bonds
11bearing interest, to pay the cost of any public capital improvement,
12working capital, or liability or other insurance program. In

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13(c) (1) Issue bonds, including, at the option of the authority,
14bonds bearing interest, to pay the cost of any public capital
15improvement, working capital, or liability or other insurance
16program.

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17begin insert(2)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insert(A)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertInend insert additionbegin insert to paragraph (1)end insert, for any purpose for which
18an authority may execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
19delivered certificates of participation in a lease or installment sale
20agreement with any public or private entity, the authority, at its
21option, may issue or cause to be issued bonds, rather than
22certificates of participation, and enter into a loan agreement with
23the public or private entity.

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24(B) (i) Notwithstanding Sections 6586 and 6586.5 or any other
25law, an authority may issue or cause to be issued bonds and enter
26into a loan agreement, pursuant to subparagraph (A), for the
27financing or refinancing of a project that is situated in another
28state, including working capital related to that project, if all of the
29following apply:

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30(I) The project is owned, developed, or operated by a private
31entity.

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32(II) The issuance of bonds by the authority and the financing of
33the project is approved by resolution, order, or other official action
34of the city, county, or other public body with land use planning
35authority over the project, or of the state in which the project is
P3    1situated. This clause does not apply to the issuance of refunding
2bonds if a prior financing or refinancing of the project was
3approved by the city, county, public body, or state.

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4(III) The authority has at least 25 local agency members and
5the authority has issued bonds and entered into loan agreements
6to finance at least 25 separate projects.

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7(IV) The authority finds, based on the facts and circumstances
8attendant to the project or the financing or refinancing of the
9project, that the issuance of the bonds or the financing or
10refinancing of the project will result in a substantial public benefit
11to this state because one or more of the following is satisfied:

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12(ia) At least 20 percent of the net proceeds of the issue are
13allocated to the financing of one or more projects, including
14working capital related thereto, located in this state.

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15(ib) The borrower of the bond proceeds has its principal place
16of business in this state and, if that borrower is subject to income
17or franchise tax in this state or any other state, that borrower has
18paid to this state for the most recent tax year income or franchise
19tax of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or one-half of its
20total income or franchise tax liability to all states, whichever is
21less. If the borrower has little or no assets other than the project
22to be financed and is owned by another company or companies,
23then the company or companies that own a majority of interest in
24the borrower shall have its or their principal place of business in
25this state.

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26(ic) The borrower of the bond proceeds or a controlled group
27of which it is a member has at least 50 full-time equivalent
28employees in this state.

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29(id) The borrower of the bond proceeds or a controlled group
30of which it is a member has paid to this state for the most recent
31tax year income or franchise tax of at least one hundred thousand
32dollars ($100,000).

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33(ie) In the case of the financing of one or more multifamily rental
34housing projects, the developer of that project or projects has its
35principal place of business in this state, and any such developer
36subject to personal or corporate income tax in California or other
37states has paid to this state for the most recent tax year income or
38 franchise tax of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or one-half
39of its total income or franchise tax liability to all states, whichever
40is less.

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P4    1(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the following definitions
2apply:

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3(I) “Controlled group” means a group of corporations,
4partnerships, limited liability companies or other persons that are
5wholly owned or controlled by a single corporation, partnership,
6limited liability company, or other person.

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7(II) “Developer” means a corporation, partnership, limited
8liability company, or other person that is the initial controlling
9party within the legal entity that owns the multifamily rental
10housing project to be financed with proceeds of the bonds and that
11is expected to be the primary economic beneficiary of, and to take
12the primary economic risks related to, development and
13performance of the project.

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14(III) “Financing” shall include refinancing of bonds of the
15authority or of bonds issued by any other state or local entity
16located within this state.

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17(IV) “Issue” shall have the same meaning as in U.S. Treasury
18Regulations Section 1.150-1(c), as in effect on July 1, 2014.

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19(V) “Net proceeds of an issue” means the aggregate principal
20amount of that issue, less the amount of that issue allocated to
21original issue discount, issuance costs, reserve funds, and credit
22enhancement costs.

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23(VI) “Principal place of business” of an entity means the
24principal place from which the trade or business of the entity is
25directed or managed.

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26(iii) The Legislative Analyst shall, on or before January 1, 2021,
27prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the issuance of
28bonds and the financing of projects pursuant to this subparagraph.
29No later than July 1, 2020, authorities that issue bonds pursuant
30to this subparagraph shall provide information concerning those
31bonds, the projects financed, the public benefits accruing to this
32state, and such other information requested by the Legislative
33Analyst’s Office for the purpose of preparing the report. The report
34may include recommendations for modifying or extending the
35application of this subparagraph.

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36(d) Engage the services of private consultants to render
37professional and technical assistance and advice in carrying out
38the purposes of this article.

39(e) As provided by applicable law, employ and compensate
40bond counsel, financial consultants, and other advisers determined
P5    1necessary by the authority in connection with the issuance and sale
2of any bonds.

3(f) Contract for engineering, architectural, accounting, or other
4services determined necessary by the authority for the successful
5development of a public capital improvement.

6(g) Pay the reasonable costs of consulting engineers, architects,
7accountants, and construction, land-use, recreation, and
8environmental experts employed by any sponsor or participant if
9the authority determines those services are necessary for the
10successful development of public capital improvements.

11(h) Take title to, sell by installment sale or otherwise, or lease
12lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way,
13franchises, easements, and other interests in lands that are located
14within the state that the authority determines are necessary or
15convenient for the financing of public capital improvements, or
16any portion thereof.

17(i) Receive and accept from any source, loans, contributions,
18or grants, in either money, property, labor, or other things of value,
19for, or in aid of, the construction financing, or refinancing of public
20capital improvement, or any portion thereof or for the financing
21of working capital or insurance programs, or for the payment of
22the principal of and interest on bonds if the proceeds of those bonds
23are used for one or more of the purposes specified in this section.

24(j) Make secured or unsecured loans to any local agency in
25connection with the financing of capital improvement projects,
26working capital or insurance programs in accordance with an
27agreement between the authority and the local agency. However,
28no loan shall exceed the total cost of the public capital
29improvements, working capital or insurance needs of the local
30agency as determined by the local agency and by the authority.

31(k) Make secured or unsecured loans to any local agency in
32accordance with an agreement between the authority and the local
33agency to refinance indebtedness incurred by the local agency in
34connection with public capital improvements undertaken and
35completed.

36(l) Mortgage all or any portion of its interest in public capital
37improvements and the property on which any project is located,
38whether owned or thereafter acquired, including the granting of a
39security interest in any property, tangible or intangible.

P6    1(m) Assign or pledge all or any portion of its interests in
2mortgages, deeds of trust, indentures of mortgage or trust, or
3similar instruments, notes, and security interests in property,
4tangible or intangible, of a local agency to which the authority has
5made loans, and the revenues therefrom, including payment or
6income from any interest owned or held by the authority, for the
7benefit of the holders of bonds issued to finance public capital
8improvements. The pledge of moneys, revenues, accounts, contract
9rights, or rights to payment of any kind made by or to the authority
10pursuant to the authority granted in this part shall be valid and
11binding from the time the pledge is made for the benefit of the
12pledgees and successors thereto, against all parties irrespective of
13whether the parties have notice of the claim.

14(n) Lease the public capital improvements being financed to a
15local agency, upon terms and conditions that the authority deems
16proper; charge and collect rents therefor; terminate any lease upon
17the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the obligations of
18the lease; include in any lease provisions that the lessee shall have
19options to renew the lease for a period or periods, and at rents as
20determined by the authority; purchase or sell by an installment
21agreement or otherwise any or all of the public capital
22improvements; or, upon payment of all the indebtedness incurred
23by the authority for the financing or refinancing of the public
24capital improvements, the authority may convey any or all of the
25project to the lessee or lessees.

26(o) Charge and apportion to local agencies that benefit from its
27services the administrative costs and expenses incurred in the
28exercise of the powers authorized by this article. These fees shall
29be set at a rate sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the authority’s
30costs of issuance and administration. The fee charged to each local
31obligation acquired by the pool shall not exceed that obligation’s
32proportionate share of those costs. The level of these fees shall be
33disclosed to the California Debt and Investment Advisory
34Commission pursuant to Section 6599.1.

35(p) Issue, obtain, or aid in obtaining, from any department or
36agency of the United States or of the state, or any private company,
37any insurance or guarantee to, or for, the payment or repayment
38of interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any loan,
39lease, or obligation or any instrument evidencing or securing the
40same, made or entered into pursuant to this article.

P7    1(q) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, enter
2into any agreement, contract, or any other instrument with respect
3to any insurance or guarantee; accept payment in the manner and
4form as provided therein in the event of default by a local agency;
5and assign any insurance or guarantee that acts as security for the
6authority’s bonds.

7(r) Enter into any agreement or contract, execute any instrument,
8and perform any act or thing necessary, convenient, or desirable
9to carry out any power authorized by this article.

10(s) Invest any moneys held in reserve or sinking funds, or any
11moneys not required for immediate use or disbursement, in
12obligations that are authorized by law for the investment of trust
13funds.

14(t) At the request of affected local agencies, combine and pledge
15revenues to public capital improvements for repayment of one or
16more series of bonds issued pursuant to this article.

17(u) Delegate to any of its individual parties or other responsible
18 individuals the power to act on its behalf subject to its general
19direction, guidelines, and oversight.

20(v) Purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, bonds
21issued by any local agency at public or negotiated sale. Bonds
22purchased pursuant to this subdivision may be held by the authority
23or sold to public or private purchasers at public or negotiated sale,
24in whole or in part, separately or together with other bonds issued
25by the authority.

26(w) Purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, VLF
27receivables sold to the authority pursuant to Section 6588.5. VLF
28receivables so purchased may be pledged to the payment of bonds
29issued by the authority or may be resold to public or private
30purchasers at public or negotiated sale, in whole or in part,
31separately or together with other VLF receivables purchased by
32the authority.

33(x) (1) Purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue,
34Proposition 1A receivables pursuant to Section 6588.6. Proposition
351A receivables so purchased may be pledged to the payment of
36bonds issued by the authority or may be resold to public or private
37purchasers at public or negotiated sales, in whole or in part,
38separately or together with other Proposition 1A receivables
39purchased by the authority.

P8    1(2) (A) All entities subject to a reduction of ad valorem property
2tax revenues required under Section 100.06 of the Revenue and
3Taxation Code pursuant to the suspension set forth in Section
4100.05 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be afforded the
5opportunity to sell their Proposition 1A receivables to the authority.

6(B) If these entities offer Proposition 1A receivables to the
7authority for purchase and duly authorize the sale of the Proposition
81Abegin delete receivableend deletebegin insert receivablesend insert pursuant to documentation approved
9by the authority, the authority shall purchase all Proposition 1A
10receivables so offered to the extent it can sell bonds therefor. If
11the authority does not purchase all Proposition 1A receivables
12offered, it shall purchase a pro rata share of each entity’s offered
13Proposition 1A receivables.

14(C) The authority may establish a deadline, no earlier than
15November 3, 2009, by which these entities shall offer their
16Proposition 1A receivables for sale to the authority and complete
17the application required by the authority.

18(3) For purposes of meeting costs incurred in performing its
19duties relative to the purchase and sale of Proposition 1A
20receivables, the authority shall be authorized to charge a fee to
21each entity from which it purchases a Proposition 1A receivable.
22The fee shall be computed based on the percentage value of the
23Proposition 1A receivable purchased from each entity, in relation
24to the value of all Proposition 1A receivables purchased by the
25authority. The amount of the fee shall be paid from the proceeds
26of the bonds and shall be included in the principal amount of the
27bonds.

28(4) Terms and conditions of any and all fees and expenses
29charged by the authority, or those it contracts with, and the terms
30and conditions of sales of Proposition 1A receivables and bonds
31issued pursuant to this subdivision, including the terms of optional
32early redemption provisions, if any, shall be approved by the
33Treasurer and the Director of Finance, who shall not unreasonably
34withhold their approval. The aggregate principal amount of all
35bonds issued pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed two
36billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($2,250,000,000), and the
37rate of interest paid on those bonds shall not exceed 8 percent per
38annum. The authority shall exercise its best efforts to obtain the
39lowest cost financing possible. Any and all premium obtained shall
40be used for either of the following:

P9    1(A) Applied to pay the costs of issuance of the bonds.

2(B) Deposited in a trust account that is pledged to bondholders
3and used solely for the payment of interest on, or for repayment
4of, the bonds.

5(5) (A) In connection with any financing backed by Proposition
61A receivables, the Treasurer may retain financial advisors, legal
7counsel, and other consultants to assist in performing the duties
8required by this chapter and related to that financing.

9(B) Notwithstanding any other law, none of the following shall
10apply to any agreements entered into by the Treasurer pursuant to
11subparagraph (A) in connection with any Proposition 1A financing:

12(i) Section 11040 of the Government Code.

13(ii) Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code.

14(iii) Article 3 (commencing with Section 10300) and Article 4
15(commencing with Section 10335) of, Chapter 2 of Part 2 of
16Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, except for the authority
17of the Department of Finance under Section 10336 of the Public
18Contract Code to direct a state agency to transmit to it a contract
19for review, and except for Section 10348.5 of the Public Contract
20Code.

21(C) Any costs incurred by the Treasurer in connection with any
22Proposition 1A financing shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds
23of the financing.

24(y) Set any other terms and conditions on any purchase or sale
25pursuant to this section as it deems by resolution to be necessary,
26appropriate, and in the public interest, in furtherance of the
27purposes of this article.

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28(z) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022,
29and as of that date, is repealed.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 6588 is added to the Government Code, to
31read:

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6588.  

In addition to other powers specified in an agreement
33pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) and Article
342 (commencing with Section 6540), the authority may do any or
35all of the following:

36(a) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct
37of its business.

38(b) Sue and be sued in its own name.

39(c) Issue bonds, including, at the option of the authority, bonds
40bearing interest, to pay the cost of any public capital improvement,
P10   1working capital, or liability or other insurance program. In addition,
2for any purpose for which an authority may execute and deliver
3or cause to be executed and delivered certificates of participation
4in a lease or installment sale agreement with any public or private
5entity, the authority, at its option, may issue or cause to be issued
6bonds, rather than certificates of participation, and enter into a
7loan agreement with the public or private entity.

8(d) Engage the services of private consultants to render
9professional and technical assistance and advice in carrying out
10the purposes of this article.

11(e) As provided by applicable law, employ and compensate
12bond counsel, financial consultants, and other advisers determined
13necessary by the authority in connection with the issuance and sale
14of any bonds.

15(f) Contract for engineering, architectural, accounting, or other
16services determined necessary by the authority for the successful
17development of a public capital improvement.

18(g) Pay the reasonable costs of consulting engineers, architects,
19accountants, and construction, land-use, recreation, and
20environmental experts employed by any sponsor or participant if
21the authority determines those services are necessary for the
22successful development of public capital improvements.

23(h) Take title to, sell by installment sale or otherwise, or lease
24lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way,
25franchises, easements, and other interests in lands that are located
26within the state that the authority determines are necessary or
27convenient for the financing of public capital improvements, or
28any portion thereof.

29(i) Receive and accept from any source, loans, contributions,
30or grants, in either money, property, labor, or other things of value,
31for, or in aid of, the construction financing, or refinancing of public
32capital improvement, or any portion thereof or for the financing
33of working capital or insurance programs, or for the payment of
34the principal of and interest on bonds if the proceeds of those bonds
35are used for one or more of the purposes specified in this section.

36(j) Make secured or unsecured loans to any local agency in
37connection with the financing of capital improvement projects,
38working capital or insurance programs in accordance with an
39agreement between the authority and the local agency. However,
40no loan shall exceed the total cost of the public capital
P11   1improvements, working capital or insurance needs of the local
2agency as determined by the local agency and by the authority.

3(k) Make secured or unsecured loans to any local agency in
4accordance with an agreement between the authority and the local
5agency to refinance indebtedness incurred by the local agency in
6connection with public capital improvements undertaken and
7completed.

8(l) Mortgage all or any portion of its interest in public capital
9improvements and the property on which any project is located,
10whether owned or thereafter acquired, including the granting of a
11security interest in any property, tangible or intangible.

12(m) Assign or pledge all or any portion of its interests in
13mortgages, deeds of trust, indentures of mortgage or trust, or
14similar instruments, notes, and security interests in property,
15tangible or intangible, of a local agency to which the authority has
16made loans, and the revenues therefrom, including payment or
17income from any interest owned or held by the authority, for the
18benefit of the holders of bonds issued to finance public capital
19improvements. The pledge of moneys, revenues, accounts, contract
20rights, or rights to payment of any kind made by or to the authority
21pursuant to the authority granted in this part shall be valid and
22binding from the time the pledge is made for the benefit of the
23pledgees and successors thereto, against all parties irrespective of
24whether the parties have notice of the claim.

25(n) Lease the public capital improvements being financed to a
26local agency, upon terms and conditions that the authority deems
27proper; charge and collect rents therefor; terminate any lease upon
28the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the obligations of
29the lease; include in any lease provisions that the lessee shall have
30options to renew the lease for a period or periods, and at rents as
31determined by the authority; purchase or sell by an installment
32agreement or otherwise any or all of the public capital
33improvements; or, upon payment of all the indebtedness incurred
34by the authority for the financing or refinancing of the public
35capital improvements, the authority may convey any or all of the
36project to the lessee or lessees.

37(o) Charge and apportion to local agencies that benefit from its
38services the administrative costs and expenses incurred in the
39exercise of the powers authorized by this article. These fees shall
40be set at a rate sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the authority’s
P12   1costs of issuance and administration. The fee charged to each local
2obligation acquired by the pool shall not exceed that obligation’s
3proportionate share of those costs. The level of these fees shall be
4disclosed to the California Debt and Investment Advisory
5Commission pursuant to Section 6599.1.

6(p) Issue, obtain, or aid in obtaining, from any department or
7agency of the United States or of the state, or any private company,
8any insurance or guarantee to, or for, the payment or repayment
9of interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any loan,
10lease, or obligation or any instrument evidencing or securing the
11same, made or entered into pursuant to this article.

12(q) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, enter
13into any agreement, contract, or any other instrument with respect
14to any insurance or guarantee; accept payment in the manner and
15form as provided therein in the event of default by a local agency;
16and assign any insurance or guarantee that acts as security for the
17authority’s bonds.

18(r) Enter into any agreement or contract, execute any instrument,
19and perform any act or thing necessary, convenient, or desirable
20to carry out any power authorized by this article.

21(s) Invest any moneys held in reserve or sinking funds, or any
22moneys not required for immediate use or disbursement, in
23obligations that are authorized by law for the investment of trust
24funds.

25(t) At the request of affected local agencies, combine and pledge
26revenues to public capital improvements for repayment of one or
27more series of bonds issued pursuant to this article.

28(u) Delegate to any of its individual parties or other responsible
29individuals the power to act on its behalf subject to its general
30direction, guidelines, and oversight.

31(v) Purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, bonds
32issued by any local agency at public or negotiated sale. Bonds
33purchased pursuant to this subdivision may be held by the authority
34or sold to public or private purchasers at public or negotiated sale,
35in whole or in part, separately or together with other bonds issued
36by the authority.

37(w) Purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, VLF
38receivables sold to the authority pursuant to Section 6588.5. VLF
39receivables so purchased may be pledged to the payment of bonds
40issued by the authority or may be resold to public or private
P13   1purchasers at public or negotiated sale, in whole or in part,
2separately or together with other VLF receivables purchased by
3the authority.

4(x) (1) Purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue,
5Proposition 1A receivables pursuant to Section 6588.6. Proposition
61A receivables so purchased may be pledged to the payment of
7bonds issued by the authority or may be resold to public or private
8purchasers at public or negotiated sales, in whole or in part,
9separately or together with other Proposition 1A receivables
10purchased by the authority.

11(2) (A) All entities subject to a reduction of ad valorem property
12tax revenues required under Section 100.06 of the Revenue and
13Taxation Code pursuant to the suspension set forth in Section
14100.05 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be afforded the
15opportunity to sell their Proposition 1A receivables to the authority.

16(B) If these entities offer Proposition 1A receivables to the
17authority for purchase and duly authorize the sale of the Proposition
181A receivables pursuant to documentation approved by the
19authority, the authority shall purchase all Proposition 1A
20receivables so offered to the extent it can sell bonds therefor. If
21the authority does not purchase all Proposition 1A receivables
22offered, it shall purchase a pro rata share of each entity’s offered
23Proposition 1A receivables.

24(C) The authority may establish a deadline, no earlier than
25November 3, 2009, by which these entities shall offer their
26Proposition 1A receivables for sale to the authority and complete
27the application required by the authority.

28(3) For purposes of meeting costs incurred in performing its
29duties relative to the purchase and sale of Proposition 1A
30receivables, the authority shall be authorized to charge a fee to
31each entity from which it purchases a Proposition 1A receivable.
32The fee shall be computed based on the percentage value of the
33Proposition 1A receivable purchased from each entity, in relation
34to the value of all Proposition 1A receivables purchased by the
35authority. The amount of the fee shall be paid from the proceeds
36of the bonds and shall be included in the principal amount of the
37bonds.

38(4) Terms and conditions of any and all fees and expenses
39charged by the authority, or those it contracts with, and the terms
40and conditions of sales of Proposition 1A receivables and bonds
P14   1issued pursuant to this subdivision, including the terms of optional
2early redemption provisions, if any, shall be approved by the
3Treasurer and the Director of Finance, who shall not unreasonably
4withhold their approval. The aggregate principal amount of all
5bonds issued pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed two
6billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($2,250,000,000), and the
7rate of interest paid on those bonds shall not exceed 8 percent per
8annum. The authority shall exercise its best efforts to obtain the
9lowest cost financing possible. Any and all premium obtained shall
10be used for either of the following:

11(A) Applied to pay the costs of issuance of the bonds.

12(B) Deposited in a trust account that is pledged to bondholders
13and used solely for the payment of interest on, or for repayment
14of, the bonds.

15(5) (A) In connection with any financing backed by Proposition
161A receivables, the Treasurer may retain financial advisors, legal
17counsel, and other consultants to assist in performing the duties
18required by this chapter and related to that financing.

19(B) Notwithstanding any other law, none of the following shall
20apply to any agreements entered into by the Treasurer pursuant to
21subparagraph (A) in connection with any Proposition 1A financing:

22(i) Section 11040 of the Government Code.

23(ii) Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code.

24(iii) Article 3 (commencing with Section 10300) and Article 4
25(commencing with Section 10335) of, Chapter 2 of Part 2 of
26Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, except for the authority
27of the Department of Finance under Section 10336 of the Public
28Contract Code to direct a state agency to transmit to it a contract
29for review, and except for Section 10348.5 of the Public Contract
30Code.

31(C) Any costs incurred by the Treasurer in connection with any
32Proposition 1A financing shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds
33of the financing.

34(y) Set any other terms and conditions on any purchase or sale
35pursuant to this section as it deems by resolution to be necessary,
36appropriate, and in the public interest, in furtherance of the
37purposes of this article.

38(z) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022.



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