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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 6Ch. 6.5Art. 6§ 13121 Bond Reserve Funds

§ 13121 Bond Reserve Funds

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§ 13121 Bond Reserve Funds

Key Takeaways

  • •The board can set aside money in a special fund to make sure they can pay back loans or bonds on time.
  • •This fund can be used to buy back and cancel bonds if needed.
  • •The money for this fund comes from the electric system's earnings or other allowed sources.

Example

A city borrows money to build a new power plant. They set aside some money from the electricity bills to make sure they can pay back the loan.

The city uses the money from the electricity bills to create a special fund. This fund helps them pay back the loan on time and can also be used to buy back and cancel the bonds if needed.

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§ 13121 Bond Reserve Funds

In connection with the exercise of the power to borrow money, to issue bonds, and to refund indebtedness, pursuant to this chapter, the board may, from time to time, establish and maintain a reserve fund or funds in the district treasury, or a special trust account or accounts with an agent or agents designated by the board as a sinking fund or otherwise, to insure the payment, when due or payable, whether at maturity or upon redemption, of the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued as aforesaid, including premiums, if any, due upon the redemption of any thereof, or for any of said purposes. Money in any such reserve fund may be used for the purchase of bonds of the issue in connection with which it was established, for cancellation and retirement pursuant to any mandatory requirement of the redemption of sinking fund bonds. Each such fund or account shall be established and maintained out of the revenues pertaining to the electric system on account of which such power is exercised or out of any moneys which under the terms of this article are applicable to the purpose, through transfers or payments made at such times and in such amounts as the board may direct. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2237.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

reserve fundsinking fundredemption premiumselectric system

Related Statutes

  • § 13123 Reserve Fund Withdrawal Rules
  • § 13095 Bond Payment Reserve Funds
  • § 13122 Reserve Fund Use Restrictions
  • § 13132 Electric Service Revenue Rates
  • § 13085 Bond Principal Payments

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 13121.
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