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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 8Art. 5§ 29230 District Borrowing For Expenses

§ 29230 District Borrowing For Expenses

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§ 29230 District Borrowing For Expenses

Key Takeaways

  • •The district can borrow money for early costs before taxes are collected.
  • •They can borrow up to $0.05 for every $100 of property value in the area.
  • •The loan must be paid back with interest (up to 6% per year) from the first tax money collected.
  • •The loan must be paid back within 2 years.

Example

A new school district needs money to set up offices and hire staff before they can collect taxes.

The district can borrow money based on the value of property in the area. They have to pay it back with a little extra (interest) from the first taxes they collect, and they can't take longer than 2 years to pay it back.

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§ 29230 District Borrowing For Expenses

The district may borrow money for the purpose of defraying general administrative and preliminary expenses of the district, lawfully incurred, prior to the time moneys to be raised by the first tax levy for the district are available, a sum which shall not exceed five cents ($0.05) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district at the time the moneys are borrowed, and to evidence such borrowing by notes bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six (6) per centum per annum. The notes shall be payable from the first tax levy made by the district and the tax levy shall contain a sum sufficient to provide for the payment of the notes and the interest thereon. The form of said notes their issuance and sale, will be governed by the applicable provisions referred to in Section 29233. The maturity of said notes shall not exceed two (2) years. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

borrow moneygeneral administrative and preliminary expensesfive cents ($0.05)six (6) per centum per annumtwo (2) years

Related Statutes

  • § 103580 District Borrowing For Expenses
  • § 29233 District Borrowing Authority
  • § 29236 District Borrowing Authority
  • § 25841.5 District Short-Term Borrowing Limits
  • § 101325 District Bond Investment Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 29230.
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