(a) Whenever any payment of principal of any bonds shall become due, either upon the maturity of any of the bonds or upon the redemption thereof prior to maturity, and whenever any interest on any of the bonds shall fall due, warrants shall be drawn against the appropriation made by the bond act from the General Fund by the Controller in favor of the Treasurer, or state fiscal agents, or other duly authorized agents, pursuant to claims filed with the Controller by the Treasurer, in the amounts so falling due.

(b) For any payments of debt service, as defined in subdivision (c) of § 998.404 of the Military and Veterans Code, with respect to any bonds issued pursuant to a veterans’ farm and home purchase bond act adopted pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 980) of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, the Controller shall first draw warrants against the appropriation from the Veterans’ Bonds Payment Fund in § 988.6 of the Military and Veterans Code, and, to the extent moneys in that fund are insufficient to pay the amount of debt service then due, shall draw warrants against the appropriation made by the bond act from the General Fund for payment of any remaining amount then due.

(c) (1) For any payments of debt service, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 16965, with respect to any designated bonds issued pursuant to Proposition 1B, the Controller shall first draw warrants against the appropriation from the Transportation Bond Direct Payment Account of the Transportation Debt Service Fund created by subdivision (a) of Section 16965, and, to the extent moneys in that account are insufficient to pay the amount of debt service then due, shall draw warrants from the General Fund for payment of any remaining amount then due against such appropriation as may be available therefor, including the appropriation made by Proposition 1B.

(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision and Section 16965, “Proposition 1B” means the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Chapter 12.49 (commencing with Section 8879.20) of Division 1).

(B) For purposes of this subdivision, Section 16965, and § 9400.4 of the Vehicle Code, the term “designated bond” means any designated bond under Proposition 1B, and the term “nondesignated bond” means any bond issued under Proposition 1B, whether issued before or after the enactment of the act adding this subdivision, that is not a designated bond. For purposes of this subdivision, a “designated bond” is an issue of bonds (including refunding bonds) under Proposition 1B that has been designated by the Treasurer upon or prior to its issuance, with the approval of the related finance committee, to be paid pursuant to paragraph (1).

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 3. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)