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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 6Pt. 1Ch. 2§ 1703 Harbor Infrastructure Financing

§ 1703 Harbor Infrastructure Financing

Harbors and Navigation Code·California
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§ 1703 Harbor Infrastructure Financing

This law lets a special authority use money from an infrastructure fund to help pay for things like loans, bond purchases, guarantees, and admin costs that are needed to build or fix ports and harbors.

Key Takeaways

  • •The authority can set the rules for how the fund is used, like interest rates and repayment terms.
  • •Fund money can be used to loan money to ports, buy or refinance bonds, guarantee those bonds, or pay for insurance on them.
  • •Money can also cover the costs of running the fund or issuing bonds for port projects.

Example

A coastal city wants to rebuild its aging dock so bigger ships can unload safely.

The authority can give the city a loan or buy the city’s bonds to raise the cash needed, and it can also cover any insurance on those bonds, all using the infrastructure fund.

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

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§ 1703 Harbor Infrastructure Financing

Subject to the terms and conditions determined by an authority that establishes an infrastructure fund, including, but not limited to, any terms and conditions related to interest rates, payment, prepayment, pledges, security, remedy for defaults, the funds in an infrastructure fund, or any subaccount therein, may be used for one or more of the following purposes: (a) To make loans to, or to enter into an installment sale or other agreement with, any member or other harbor agency for the purpose of financing or refinancing any port or harbor infrastructure. (b) To purchase, refinance, or restructure bonds issued by any member or other harbor agency in whole or in part to finance or refinance any port or harbor infrastructure. (c) To secure or guarantee, or to purchase, pay for, or reimburse any guaranty, insurance, or other credit enhancement of, any bonds issued by the authority, any member, or any harbor agency, if the bonds were issued in whole or in part to finance or refinance any port or harbor infrastructure. (d) To pay the costs of administering the infrastructure fund or the authority, including any costs of issuance of bonds issued by the authority to finance or refinance port or harbor infrastructure. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1235, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

infrastructure fundport or harbor infrastructurebondsharbor agency

Related Statutes

  • § 1704 Port Harbor Bond Financing
  • § 1705 Harbor Infrastructure Financing Authority
  • § 1700 Harbor Infrastructure Financing Authority
  • § 1701 Infrastructure Fund Deposits
  • § 1702 Infrastructure Fund Subaccounts

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 1703.
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