The department and the Treasurer shall determine the interest rate or rates on the bonds. The rate or rates may be fixed or variable and shall not exceed 12 percent per annum, except that the rate on any bond may, on any day, exceed 12 percent per annum if the interest borne by the issue of which the bond is a part from its date of issuance to, and including, that day does not exceed the total interest which would have been borne by the issue if all bonds of the issue had borne interest during that period at the rate of 12 percent per annum.

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 719, Sec. 2. Effective September 15, 1986.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 11731

  • bonds: means revenue bonds, notes, refunding bonds, refunding notes, bond anticipation notes, certificates of indebtedness, and other evidences of indebtedness payable from the sources provided in this chapter. See California Water Code 11700
  • 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
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