485-486.2
MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE
SECTION 485-486.2
485. There is in the State Treasury, a revolving fund known as the California National Guard Members' Farm and Home Building Fund of 1978. Proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds issued for purposes of the California National Guard Members' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1978 shall be deposited in this fund. Money may be withdrawn from such fund in accordance with law upon requisition of the department or such other state agency as may be designated pursuant to Section 270.04 for the purpose of carrying out the California National Guard Members' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1978. 485.1. There is hereby created in the California National Guard Members' Farm and Home Building Fund of 1978, a special account known as the National Guard Members' Revenue Bond Revenue Account. All revenues shall be deposited in the National Guard Members' Revenue Bond Revenue Account. All moneys deposited in the National Guard Members' Revenue Bond Revenue Account shall be allocated and applied by the State Treasurer only as provided in the appropriate resolution of issuance of the department and separate and apart from all other moneys in the State Treasury. The moneys deposited in the National Guard Members' Revenue Bond Revenue Account shall be segregated and applied as provided in the resolution of issuance. The resolution of issuance may provide for the creation of any other funds or accounts which will be deemed necessary or desirable for the payment of or further security of revenue bonds. The resolution of issuance establishing such fund or accounts may provide for the manner and method of disbursement of such funds or accounts, the amounts to be deposited therewith and withdrawn therefrom, the application of any surplus moneys in any such funds or accounts to the purchase or redemption of revenue bonds and for the investment of moneys in such funds or accounts in particular bonds or obligations which are then made eligible for such investments by the terms of such resolution. 485.3. The revenues shall be pledged first to the payment of the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds and to all funds created for the further security of such revenue bonds, including reserve fund, sinking fund, and all other payments required to be made in connection with the revenue bonds. 485.35. The Supplementary Bond Security Account is hereby created in the California National Guard Members' Farm and Home Building Fund of 1978. Any moneys appropriated to the account shall be used to secure payment of the principal of and interest on outstanding revenue bonds. Moneys in the account may be used to directly pay the principal of and interest on revenue bonds as provided by bond resolution. Moneys in the account not needed to meet revenue bond obligations shall be invested by the Pooled Money Investment Board (Section 16480.1 of the Government Code), and all interest income therefrom shall be deposited in the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year. When all obligations secured by the account are retired, the account shall be dissolved and all moneys therein shall be used first for repayment to the General Fund of the amounts advanced by General Fund appropriations. Any remaining amount shall be transferred to the National Guard Members' Farm and Home Building Fund of 1978 and applied to further the purposes of this chapter. 485.4. The department shall at all times so long as any of the revenue bonds are outstanding establish, fix, and collect payments on all purchase contracts to produce an amount which, together with income derived from investments, will yield revenues which will, in the aggregate, be sufficient with respect to the then immediately ensuing fiscal year to pay and provide for all of the following: (a) Interest to become due and payable in such fiscal year on all revenue bonds. (b) The principal amount of all serial revenue bonds maturing by their terms during such fiscal year. (c) The aggregate minimum sinking fund payments, if any, required to be made for such fiscal year on account of revenue bonds then outstanding. (d) Such sums as may be required as reserve fund or funds payments due in such fiscal year. (e) The estimated expenses of maintenance, operation and administration of the farm and home purchase division within the department as provided in the budget of the department for such fiscal year. (f) Such additional aggregate sum as may be provided in any resolution of issuance, but not in excess of 1 1/2 times the interest payments for such fiscal year on all the revenue bonds then outstanding, but, subject to any applicable federal tax regulations, not less than 10 percent of the sum represented by the total of amounts designated by subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this section. 485.6. All interest and other payments or charges of any kind or character due under any and all such contracts shall be payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. 485.7. All revenues to be received by the department from purchase contracts shall be directly, concurrently, and exclusively pledged to the payment of revenue bonds. 485.8. The revenue bond principal and interest payments and any premium payable upon revenue bonds called for redemption, and all payments required for reserve funds, sinking funds and all other funds and accounts created as further security for the revenue bonds constitute a first, direct, and exclusive charge and lien on all revenues of the purchase contracts and the interest or other income derived therefrom. Such revenues, together with any interest or other income earned thereon, and such funds and the interest and income earned thereon, constitute a trust fund for the security and payment of the revenue bonds and shall not be used or pledged for any other purpose or transferred to any other fund as long as any such revenue bonds are outstanding and unpaid. 485.9. Whenever the National Guard Members' Finance Committee finds that the interest rate then fixed and charged by the department on any purchase contract is not adequate to meet the covenants or requirements of any resolution of issuance, the National Guard Members' Finance Committee shall specify the amount of the increased rate of interest to be charged on all purchase contracts acquired with the proceeds of or otherwise allocable to the revenue bonds issued pursuant to the resolution of issuance on all purchase contracts if they bear a uniform rate of interest. The department shall increase the interest rate on those purchase contracts which are specified by the National Guard Members' Finance Committee. Such increased interest rate will take effect on the first day of the second calendar month next succeeding the date of such action and shall remain in effect until such time as the National Guard Members' Finance Committee consents to the reduction thereof. The National Guard Members' Finance Committee shall not consent to any reduction in the interest rate then fixed unless: (a) The revenues in the preceding fiscal year produced by the interest rate or rates then in effect are in excess of all requirements of all resolutions of issuance under which revenue bonds are then outstanding, and (b) The interest rate or rates so reduced will produce revenues for each subsequent fiscal year while any revenue bonds are outstanding in the aggregate amount required by all resolutions of issuance under which such revenue bonds are outstanding. 486. The State Controller is hereby authorized to make all necessary orders to provide for the establishment of special funds or accounts authorized by any resolution of issuance and for the transfer of moneys from the National Guard Members' Revenue Bond Revenue Account into such funds or accounts. Such transfer shall be made by the State Treasurer without further action on the part of the department. Neither the department nor the State of California nor any officer thereof shall have or exercise any rights with respect to the moneys in any of such funds or accounts so established save only in trust for the direct benefit of the holders of revenue bonds. 486.1. Revenue bonds authorized under any resolution of issuance approved by the National Guard Members' Finance Committee shall be sold by the State Treasurer upon the request of the department at public or private sale and at such times and in such amounts as the department deems necessary to provide sufficient funds for the purposes for which the revenue bonds are then authorized, provided that the revenue bonds shall not be sold at less than 95 percent of their par value and accrued interest thereon to date of delivery. No revenue bonds authorized under any resolution of issuance may be sold at private sale unless such sale and the terms thereof have been approved in writing by the National Guard Members' Finance Committee. Successive issues of the revenue bonds within the limits of the authorization for the issuance of revenue bonds, in the event any such limitations are included in the proceedings for the issuance of such revenue bonds, shall be equally and regularly secured without preference, priority, or distinction as to security or otherwise by reason of time of issue, or sale, and all purchase contracts shall be deemed to constitute a pool for all bonds of any issue or series, except as revenue bonds of various series may differ with respect to dates, numbers, interest rates, maturity, redemption provisions, sinking fund provisions, or otherwise as expressly authorized or provided in any resolution of issuance. 486.2. In the event the State Treasurer shall proceed with the sale of revenue bonds, all costs and expenses of publication of notice of sale shall be a charge against the department and shall be paid by the department. The department shall likewise pay the cost of printing, lithographing, or otherwise preparing the revenue bonds, the charges of any duly authorized agent of the State Treasurer appointed for the payment of principal and interest of the revenue bonds in any place other than the office of the State Treasurer, any expenses incurred in connection with delivery of the revenue bonds including the fees and expenses of municipal bond attorneys whose opinion on the validity of the revenue bonds is to be provided by the department without charge to the successful purchaser of the revenue bonds. The department is authorized to employ any nationally known municipal bond attorney or attorneys and the Attorney General for the purpose of rendering legal opinions as to the validity of the revenue bonds to be furnished to the purchaser of the revenue bonds without cost. The department is also authorized to employ or appoint such independent financial consultants, attorneys, certified public accountants, public accountants, engineers, or other independent consultants whose services or opinions are necessary or advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of revenue bonds. Payment for such services shall be made from the proceeds of the sale of the revenue bonds or from any other funds available to the department on a warrant duly drawn by the State Controller for that purpose. Such expenses may also include the cost of delivering revenue bonds at any place other than the office of the State Treasurer, including transportation and insurance costs and the costs of using uniform identification numbers as specified by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedure (CUSIP numbers) on the bonds including filing fees, printing, and related costs.