Exclusively for purposes of securing the financing of port or harbor infrastructure, any harbor agency may borrow funds from, or otherwise secure financing through, an authority at the interest rate or rates, with the maturity date or dates, payment, pledge, security, default, remedy, and other terms and conditions specified in bonds of the harbor agency or obtain a loan, loan purchase, installment purchase, lease, or other agreement between the authority and the harbor agency. The harbor agency also may enter into any agreement for liquidity or credit enhancement that may be necessary or appropriate, as determined by the authority and consistent with other provisions of law, in connection with the borrowing or loan. This section provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for performing the acts authorized by this section.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1235, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 1705

  • 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
  • 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
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