Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54125. Section 54125.
As used in this article:
“Board” means the State Allocation Board.
“Local agency” means any city, city and county, county, or public district.
ARTICLE 5. Earthquake Relief [54125. - 54130.]
Cal. Government Code - GOV 5.
in effectCal. Government Code - GOV § 54126. Section 54126.
Upon the application of the legislative body of a local agency the board may loan funds to a local agency for the replacement, repair, or reconstruction of any public building or any public facility of such local agency which has been damaged or destroyed by earthquake after July 1, 1952, as provided in Sections 54129 and 54130, or the board may replace, repair, or reconstruct any public building or any public facility of a local agency which has been damaged or destroyed by earthquake after July 1, 1952, as provided in Sections 54127 and 54128.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54127. Section 54127.
The provisions of Sections 54096 to 54102, inclusive, 54104 to 54107, inclusive, and 54111 to 54116, inclusive, are incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein. The terms “board” and “local agency” in the provisions so incorporated shall mean the board and a local agency as defined in this article. The Department of General Services succeeds to the functions and duties of the Division of Architecture of the Department of Public Works under Section 54115 of this section.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54128. Section 54128.
The board and the local agency may agree upon the terms and conditions of payment of rentals, which shall be fixed at an amount which will return to the State within the period agreed by the board and the local agency the sums which the State, through the board, has expended for the local agency, plus an amount to be specified by the board to be in lieu of the interest which the State would receive if the money were to be invested by the State. The maximum term of an agreement shall be 20 years. The board may require a shorter repayment period.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54129. Section 54129.
In the event that the board loans funds to a local agency, the board and the local agency may agree upon the terms and conditions of the payment of the principal and interest. The maximum term of an agreement shall be 20 years. The board may require a shorter repayment period.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54129.5. Section 54129.5.
In the event that the board loans funds to a local agency, the board may waive any provisions of Section 54127 it deems are not applicable to or feasible for use in connection with such loans.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54130. Section 54130.
A loan provided for in Sections 54126 and 54129 shall not be made if it would provide for an indebtedness or liability contrary to the provisions of Section 18 of Article XI of the Constitution unless, at an election called by the governing body of the local agency two-thirds of the qualified electors of the local agency voting thereat have authorized the governing body of the local agency to accept, expend, and repay the amount of the loan under this article. Such election shall be held in accordance with provisions of law for the incurring of bonded indebtedness by the local agency, as near as the same may be applicable. Except as may be prohibited by this section, a loan as provided for in Sections 54126 and 54129 may be made to a local agency and the local agency may accept such a loan, notwithstanding any other provision of law limiting or prohibiting the creation of any indebtedness on the part of the local agency.
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