31180-31189

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SECTION 31180-31189




31180.  The proceeds from the sale of all bonds authorized pursuant
to this chapter shall be paid to the treasurer for the credit of the
authority and forthwith deposited as demand deposits in such
depositary or depositaries as are authorized by law to receive
deposits of state funds, to the credit of a fund to be designated as
the acquisition and construction fund of the toll tunnel. The fund
shall at all times be kept segregated and set apart from all other
funds.


31181.  The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be paid out or
disbursed solely for the acquisition or construction of the toll
tunnel, the acquisition of the necessary lands and easements
therefor, and the payment of interest on the bonds during the period
of actual construction and for a period of six months thereafter,
only as the need therefor arises. The authority may agree with the
purchaser of the bonds upon any conditions or limitations restricting
the disbursement of such funds which are deemed advisable for the
purposes of assuring the proper application of the funds.



31182.  All money in the acquisition and construction fund not
required to meet current acquisition or construction costs of the
toll tunnel, and all funds constituting surplus revenues which are
not immediately needed for the particular object or purpose to which
they are required to be applied or to which they are pledged, shall
be invested in bonds and obligations eligible for investment of
surplus state money. The authority may provide in the proceedings
authorizing the issuance of the bonds that the investment of such
money shall be made only in particular bonds and obligations within
the classifications eligible for such investment, and such provisions
shall be binding upon the authority and all officials having
anything to do with the investment.



31183.  Any surplus which exists in the acquisition and construction
fund shall be applied to the retirement, by purchase or call, of
bonds issued for the acquisition or construction of the toll tunnel.
If such bonds cannot be purchased at a price satisfactory to the
authority and are not by their terms callable prior to maturity, the
surplus shall be paid into the fund applicable to the payment of
principal and interest of such bonds and shall be used for that
purpose. The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds may
provide limitations and conditions upon the time and manner of
applying the surplus to the purchase and call of outstanding bonds
and the terms upon which they shall be purchased or called, and such
limitations and conditions shall be followed and observed in the
application and use of the surplus. All bonds retired by purchase or
call shall be immediately canceled.



31184.  All tolls or other revenues received from the operation of
the toll tunnel shall be paid over by the department at least monthly
to the treasurer who shall deposit them forthwith in such depositary
or depositaries as are authorized by law to receive deposits of
state funds, to the credit of a special fund to be designated as the
toll revenue fund of the toll tunnel, which fund shall at all times
be kept segregated and set apart from all other funds.



31185.  From the money deposited in the acquisition and construction
fund, the treasurer shall transfer to the place or places of payment
named in the bonds such sums as are required to pay the interest as
it becomes due on all bonds sold and outstanding for the construction
of the toll tunnel during the period of actual construction and
during the period of six months immediately thereafter. The treasurer
shall thereafter transfer from the toll revenue fund to the place or
places of payment named in the bonds such sums as are required to
pay the interest on the bonds and to redeem the principal thereof as
such interest payments and bond redemptions fall due for all bonds
issued and sold for the construction or acquisition of the toll
tunnel. All funds transferred for the payment of principal or
interest on bonds issued for the toll tunnel shall be segregated and
applied solely for the payment of such principal and interest.



31186.  The money remaining in the toll revenue fund, after
providing the amount required for interest and redemption of bonds,
shall be held and applied as provided in the proceedings authorizing
the issuance of the bonds. If the proceedings authorizing the
issuance of the bonds do not require surplus revenues to be held or
applied in any particular manner, they shall be allocated and used
for such other purposes incidental to the acquisition, construction,
operation, and maintenance of the toll tunnel as the authority
determines.


31187.  Money required to meet the costs of acquisition or
construction and all expenses and costs incidental to the acquisition
or construction of the toll tunnel, or to meet the costs of
operating, maintaining, and repairing it, shall be paid from the
proper fund therefor upon demand of the authority.



31188.  All interest received or earned on money deposited in each
and every fund provided for in this article shall be credited to and
become a part of the particular fund upon which the interest accrues.



31189.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, the
proceeds received from the sale of bonds and the tolls or other
revenues received from the operation of the toll tunnel may be used
to defray any expenses incurred by the authority in connection with
and incidental to the issuance and sale of bonds for the acquisition
or construction of the toll tunnel, including expenses for the
preparation of surveys and estimates and the making of inspections
and examinations as may be required by the purchasers of the bonds,
except that the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds
may contain appropriate provisions governing the use and application
of the bond proceeds and toll or other revenues for the purposes
specified in this section.