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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 6Pt. 4Ch. 2§ 3940 Harbor Improvement Bond Funding

§ 3940 Harbor Improvement Bond Funding

Harbors and Navigation Code·California
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§ 3940 Harbor Improvement Bond Funding

This law lets the city sell bonds to raise up to $50 million for fixing and improving the San Francisco Harbor and its related stuff, and they have to tell a committee about it.

Key Takeaways

  • •The authority can sell bonds when it decides it’s needed or helpful.
  • •All bond sales together can’t be more than $50 million.
  • •They must certify the bond sale to a committee.
  • •The money can be used for harbor upgrades, related property, and to pay off old bonds.

Example

The city wants to build a new pier and dredge the water so ships can dock safely.

The city council passes a resolution, sells bonds to get the money, and then reports the sale to the oversight committee. The money can be used for the pier, the dredging, and even to pay off older bonds.

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§ 3940 Harbor Improvement Bond Funding

Whenever the authority determines by resolution that it is necessary or desirable to obtain funds through the sale of bonds as provided for in this part to provide for the improvement of San Francisco Harbor and its facilities, including wharves, piers, seawalls, railroads, spurs, streets, and appurtenances to any of the foregoing, and personal or real property used in connection therewith, and any necessary dredging and filling in connection therewith by the authority, and to redeem bonds authorized prior to the enactment of this part and outstanding, the authority shall so certify to the committee. Funds so secured shall not exceed, in the aggregate, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000). (Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 103.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

bondsSan Francisco Harborimprovementfifty million dollars ($50,000,000)

Related Statutes

  • § 4068 Harbor Bond Issuance Requirements
  • § 4080 Harbor Improvement Bond Funding
  • § 1703 Harbor Infrastructure Financing
  • § 1704 Port Harbor Bond Financing
  • § 1705 Harbor Infrastructure Financing Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 3940.
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