Whenever the legislative body deems it necessary for the community facilities district to incur a bonded indebtedness, it shall, by resolution, set forth all of the following:

The amount of the proposed bonded indebtedness may include all costs and estimated costs incidental to, or connected with, the accomplishment of the purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, including, but not limited to, the estimated costs of construction or acquisition of buildings, or both; acquisition of land, rights-of-way, water, sewer, or other capacity or connection fees; lease payments for school facilities, satisfaction of contractual obligations relating to expenses or the advancement of funds for expenses existing at the time the bonds are issued pursuant to this chapter; architectural, engineering, inspection, legal, fiscal, and financial consultant fees; bond and other reserve funds; discount fees; interest on any bonds of the district estimated to be due and payable within two years of issuance of the bonds; election costs; and all costs of issuance of the bonds, including, but not limited to, fees for bond counsel, costs of obtaining credit ratings, bond insurance premiums, fees for letters of credit, and other credit enhancement costs, and printing costs. Bonds may not be issued pursuant to this chapter to fund any of the services specified in Section 53313; however, bonds may be issued to fund capital facilities to be used in providing these services.

A finding and determination by the legislative body pursuant to this subdivision shall be final and conclusive upon all persons in the absence of actual fraud, and neither the legislative body nor the district shall have any liability of any kind whatsoever out of, or in connection with, any finding and determination.

The clerk of the legislative body shall publish a notice of the hearing pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the district. The notice shall contain all of the following information:

At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the resolution declaring the necessity for incurring the bonded indebtedness or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the legislative body shall proceed with the hearing.

At the hearing any person interested, including persons owning property within the area, may appear and present any matters material to the questions set forth in the resolution declaring the necessity for incurring the bonded indebtedness.

to a community facilities district of a parcel that was included in territory proposed for annexation in the future to the community facilities district, as described in Section 53329.6, the local agency may designate a parcel or parcels as an improvement area within the community facilities district. The designation of a parcel or parcels as an improvement area shall be specified and approved by the unanimous approval of the owner or owners of each parcel or parcels at the time that the parcel or parcels are annexed to the community facilities district. No additional hearings or procedures are required. After the designation of a parcel or parcels as an improvement area, all proceedings for approval of the appropriations limit, the rate and method of apportionment and manner of collection of special taxes, and the authorization to incur bonded indebtedness for the parcel or parcels shall apply only to the improvement area.

After the legislative body has made its determination pursuant to Section 53350, if it deems it necessary to incur the bonded indebtedness, it shall by resolution state all of the following:

The resolution provided for in Section 53351 shall constitute the notice of such special bond election and such resolution shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation circulating within the area.

If the area designated in the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53351 does not include the entire community facilities district, a separate ballot shall be prepared for the vote upon the proposition to authorize bonds and to levy a special tax for payment of the bonds and only the voters entitled thereto shall be given the ballots.

A two-thirds vote shall be required for the issuance of bonds under authority of this chapter.

commenced within 30 days after entry of judgment.

If more than two-thirds of the votes cast at the election are in favor of incurring the indebtedness, the legislative body may, by resolution, at the time or times it deems proper, provide for the following:

The proceeds of any bond, note, or other security issued pursuant to this chapter, or the proceeds of any bond, note, or other security issued pursuant to any other authority where revenue collected pursuant to this chapter is pledged or otherwise committed to pay or repay principal, interest, or both, shall be deposited or invested only in one or more of the instruments, securities, or obligations that are eligible legal investments of the local agency.

The bond indenture or other bond documents may provide that the legislative body agrees to notify one or more parties, including the underwriter or other first purchaser of the bonds, an appropriate national repository for bond information approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, if specified events occur that may affect the market value of outstanding bonds. These events may include, but are not limited to, the following, for example:

At any time after the tax collector has been relieved of his or her duty to collect sums under Section 53356.2 and before judgment in a foreclosure action, the local agency or trustee shall dismiss the action upon payment of all of the following:

The foreclosure action shall be brought in the name of the local agency or trustee on behalf of the bondholders pursuant to Section 53356.1, and may be brought within the time specified in Section 53356.1. The complaint may be brief and need only include the following allegations:

Property sold hereunder may not be sold for less than the amount of the judgment plus postjudgment interest and authorized costs without the consent of the owners of 75 percent by value of the outstanding bonds.

No special tax installment, interest or penalties thereon, or deed shall be held invalid for any error in computation if the error is found to be comparatively negligible, or is found to be in favor of the owner of the real property affected thereby.

Provided the legislative body permits bonds or debt to be tendered for special taxes and the penalties and interest thereon pursuant to Section 53344.1, if the highest bid for a lot or parcel sold pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and order of sale exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) and the highest bidder elects to treat the sale as a credit transaction pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 701.590 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the balance due as provided in that section may be paid in full or in part by tender of bonds or debt, provided, however, that bonds or debt may not be tendered for costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees, and administrative charges incurred by the local agency with respect to removing the special taxes from the rolls of the treasurer or tax collector, or other administrative charges.

The bonds shall be signed by the chairperson of the legislative body and countersigned by the clerk of the legislative body or his or her deputy. All signatures on the bonds may be printed, lithographed, or engraved. If any officer whose signature appears on the bonds ceases to be that officer before the delivery of the bonds, his or her signature is as effective as if he or she had remained in office. All bonds shall be payable at the office of the treasurer of the local agency or at the office of any agent designated by the local agency.

obligation, the local agency may cause a notice of termination to be recorded with the office of the county recorder in which the original notice was recorded.

When the legislative body provides for the fixing and levying of special taxes and charges for the community facilities district it shall also provide for the fixing and levying of that amount of special taxes and charges within the community facilities district which is required for the payment of the principal of and interest on any outstanding bonded debt of the community facilities district, including any necessary replenishment or expenditure of bond reserve funds or accumulation of funds for future bond payments, including any amount required by federal law to be rebated to the United States on that bonded debt. The special tax or charge shall be levied and collected by the same officers and at the same time and in the same manner that all other special taxes and charges are levied and collected for the community facilities district or in any other manner specified by the legislative body. The special taxes and charges shall not exceed the authority granted by Article 2 (commencing with Section 53318) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 53330). All of the collections for payment of principal and interest on bonds shall be paid into the community facilities district bond fund and reserve or other fund for the particular community facilities district and shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on the outstanding bonds of the community facilities district.

An action to determine the validity of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter or the validity of any special taxes levied pursuant to this chapter may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure but shall, notwithstanding the time limits specified in Section 860 of the Code of Civil Procedure, be commenced within 30 days after the voters approve the issuance of the bonds or the special tax if the action is brought by an interested person pursuant to Section 863 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any appeal from a judgment in that action or proceeding shall be commenced within 30 days after entry of judgment.

Current information on the items listed in Section 53359.5 is a matter of public record, within the meaning of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1) even if the information is physically held by an agent or trustee of the public agency. Neither the legislative body, nor any of its officers, agents, or trustees shall be liable in any way for making that financial information available to anyone requesting it or for otherwise making it available to the public.

The community facilities district may sell the bonds so issued at the times or in the manner the legislative body deems to be to the public interest. However, except as otherwise provided in Section 53360.4, all bonds shall be sold on sealed proposals or through generally accepted electronic means to the highest bidder, after advertising for bids by publication of notice of sale pursuant to Section 53692. If no bids are received or if the legislative body determines that the bids received are not satisfactory as to price or responsibility of the bidders, the legislative body may reject all bids received, if any, and either readvertise or sell the bonds at private sale.

Notwithstanding Section 53360, the legislative body may sell bonds at private sale, without advertising for bids, if the legislative body determines that the action would result in a lower overall cost.

The legislative body may provide that bonds shall bear a variable interest rate, and for the manner and intervals in which the rate shall vary. The variable rate shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by Section 53531 or any other applicable provision of law limiting the maximum interest rate on bonds.

Any bonds issued by a district organized under the provisions of this chapter are hereby given the same force, value and use as bonds issued by any municipality and shall be exempt from all taxation within the state.

All bonds issued by any district payable from taxes or charges are legal investments for all trust funds, for the trust funds of all insurance companies, the state school funds, and any funds which may be invested in bonds of cities, counties, cities and counties, school districts, or municipalities in the state.

The legislative body may, by resolution, issue new bonds to refund any or all of the district bonds outstanding or improvement area bonds outstanding that have been issued pursuant to this article.

Refunding bonds shall not be issued if the total interest cost to maturity on the refunding bonds plus the principal amount of the refunding bonds exceeds the total interest cost to maturity on the bonds to be refunded plus the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded. Subject to these limitations, the principal amount of the refunding bonds may be more than, less than, or the same as the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded.

The total authorized amount of the bonded indebtedness of a district or an improvement area therein, as approved by the qualified voter thereof, shall not be reduced by the principal amount of any refunding bonds issued to refund any or all outstanding bonds of the district or improvement area. This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the existing law.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the legislative body may issue refunding bonds without repeating any of the procedures required for the approval of the original bond issue, if the legislative body determines that it would be prudent in the management of its fiscal affairs to issue the refunding bonds.

If the legislative body determines to issue refunding bonds pursuant to this article it shall adopt a resolution providing for their issuance. The resolution shall:

Any refunding bonds issued pursuant to this article may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded on such basis as the legislative body determines is for the benefit of the district, but shall be issued in compliance with Section 53362.5. As an alternative to exchanging the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded, the legislative body may sell the refunding bonds at public or private sale. The proceeds of any sale of refunding bonds for cash shall be placed in the treasury of the local agency to the credit of a fund to be established for the purpose of refunding the bonds to be refunded, which fund shall be designated the “refunding fund,” and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied only as permitted by this article. The funds shall be secured and may be invested in accordance with any other laws applicable to the funds of the local agency.

The designated costs of issuing the refunding bonds, as defined by Section 53363.8, may be paid by the purchaser of the refunding bonds or may be paid from any other legally available source, including any available revenues 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, or any combination thereof, as determined by the legislative body. However, 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 the proceeds of sale shall be added to the total interest cost to maturity on the refunding bonds in determining whether the issuance of the refunding bonds complies with Section 53362.5.

For purposes of this article, the term “designated costs of issuing the refunding bonds” means any of the following costs and expenses designated by the legislative body in the resolution providing for the issuance of the refunding bonds:

States of America, and shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the principal, interest, and redemption premiums, if any, on the refunded bonds as they become due or at designated dates prior to maturity, in which case certification of a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state shall not be required.

Following the issuance of any refunding bonds pursuant to this article, the treasurer of the local agency shall provide for the payment of principal and interest on the refunding bonds in the same manner as for the bonds being refunded. Payments on the refunding bonds may be made from the “refunding fund” or from the redemption fund established for the bonds being refunded. However, the bonds being refunded shall have a priority claim on funds in the redemption fund.

Any bonds issued by the district may be made callable by resolution of the legislative body adopted at or prior to the time of issuing the bonds. When bonds are made callable a statement to that effect shall be set forth on the face of the bonds. Callable bonds may be redeemed on any date prior to their fixed maturity in the amounts, manner, and prices prescribed by the legislative body.

Notice designating the bonds called for redemption shall be mailed to the underwriter or other first purchaser and to the registered owners of the bonds to be called by first-class mail. The notice shall be mailed not less than 30 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for redemption.

If on the date fixed for redemption, the area has provided funds available for payment of the principal and interest of the bonds called, interest on the bonds shall cease.