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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 1Ch. 3Art. 9§ 53556 Refunding Bond Cost Payment

§ 53556 Refunding Bond Cost Payment

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§ 53556 Refunding Bond Cost Payment

Key Takeaways

  • •Refunding bonds are like new loans to pay off old loans. The costs to make these new bonds can be paid by the buyer of the bonds or by the city/town using their own money.
  • •The city/town can use different sources to pay these costs, like their general money, money from selling the bonds, or money made from investing the bond money.
  • •If the city/town uses their own money (not from selling bonds or investing), they have to add that amount to the total interest cost of the new bonds.
  • •This helps figure out if the new bonds are a good deal compared to the old ones.

Example

A city wants to pay off an old loan for a park by getting a new loan (refunding bonds).

The city can use the money from selling the new bonds to pay for the costs of making those bonds. If they use their own money from the city budget, they have to add that cost to the total interest of the new loan to see if it’s cheaper than the old loan.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 53556 Refunding Bond Cost Payment

The designated costs of issuing the refunding bonds may be paid by the purchaser of the refunding bonds or may be paid from any other legally available source, including the general fund of the local agency, other available revenues of the local agency under the control of the legislative body, the proceeds of sale of the refunding bonds, the interest or other gain derived from the investment of any of the proceeds of sale of the refunding bonds, any other moneys in escrow or in trust or any combination thereof as the legislative body may determine; provided, however, that any amounts paid by the local agency other than from the proceeds of sale of the refunding bonds or from interest or other gains derived from the investment of such proceeds shall be added to the total net interest cost to maturity on the refunding bonds in determining whether the test of the second sentence of Section 53552 has been met. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 531.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 53552 Local Agency Refunding Bonds
  • § 53558 Refunding Bond Escrow Requirements
  • § 31616 Retirement Fund Contingency Reserve
  • § 53509 Bond Refunding Cost Limits
  • § 53553 Refunding Bond Issuance Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 53556.
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