The authority or issuer may do any of the following:

(a) Obtain, or aid in obtaining, from any department or agency of the United States or of the state, any private company, any insurance or guarantee as to, of, or for the payment or repayment of, interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any bond, loan, lease, or obligation, or any instrument evidencing or securing the loan, lease, or obligation, made or entered into pursuant to this division; and notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, to enter into any agreement, contract, or any other instrument whatsoever with respect to that insurance or guarantee, to accept payment in the manner and form as provided therein in the event of default by a project sponsor, and to assign that insurance or guarantee as security for the issuer’s bonds.

Terms Used In California Government Code 64107.5

  • Authority: shall mean the California Transportation Financing Authority. See California Government Code 64102
  • Bonds: shall mean bonds, notes, debentures, commercial paper, or any other evidence of indebtedness, lease, installment, sale, or certificate of participation thereon, issued by the authority or a project sponsor pursuant to this division. See California Government Code 64102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: shall mean the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 64102
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Issuer: shall mean the authority when the authority is the issuer of the bonds, and shall mean the project sponsor when the authority has authorized the project sponsor to be the issuer of the bonds. See California Government Code 64102
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Project: shall mean and include all or a portion of the planning, design, development, finance, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, acquisition, lease, operation, or maintenance of highway, public street, rail, bus, or related facilities supplemental to or improvements upon existing facilities currently owned or operated by the department or other project sponsor. See California Government Code 64102
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(b) Enter into any and all agreements or contracts, including agreements for liquidity and credit enhancement and interest rate swaps or hedges, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient, or desirable for the purposes of the issuer or to carry out any power expressly granted by this division.

(c) Invest any moneys held in reserve or sinking funds or any moneys not required for immediate use or disbursement, at the discretion of the issuer, in any obligations authorized by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds secured thereof or authorized by law for the investment of trust funds in the custody of the Treasurer.

(d) Employ and fix the compensation of bond counsel, financial consultants, and advisers as may be necessary in its judgment in connection with the issuance and administration of any bonds and contract for engineering, architectural, accounting, or other services as may be necessary in the judgment of the issuer for the successful development of any project.

(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 198, Sec. 3. (AB 1070) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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