In any county with a population determined by the last official census of 4,000,000 or more, any agency, commission, or board provided for by joint powers agreement entered into by cities pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) for the purpose of the acquisition of land, design, engineering, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, and administration of an intermodal container transfer facility, may carry out that purpose and may authorize the issuance of revenue bonds, pursuant to this article, to pay for acquiring the land, designing, engineering, constructing, and improving that project, including all facilities, improvements, and all expenses incidental thereto or connected therewith.

The power to issue revenue bonds under this section shall be of no further force and effect after December 31, 1995, unless (1) the entity has initially issued revenue bonds on or prior to December 31, 1995, or (2) the entity is unable to initially issue revenue bonds to accomplish the purpose of this section by reason of litigation relating to the initial issuance, in which case the power to initially issue revenue bonds under this section shall continue to be effective until the final determination of that litigation and for one year thereafter. If the entity has initially issued revenue bonds within either of the time periods permitted by the prior sentence of this paragraph, the power to issue subsequent issues of revenue bonds under this section shall continue so long as this section shall be in effect.

(Added by renumbering Section 6546.6 (as amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 914) by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 33.)