(a) As part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax pursuant to this chapter, authorization may be sought to issue bonds payable from the proceeds of the tax to finance capital outlay expenditures as may be provided for in the master plan for county regional justice facilities adopted pursuant to Section 26299.009.

(b) Limited tax bonds may not be issued unless the estimated proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax for a period of 30 years after issuance of the bonds shall at least equal the aggregate principal and interest payable with respect to all limited tax bonds then outstanding plus the limited tax bonds proposed to be issued. For purposes of determining the principal amount of limited tax bonds outstanding, limited tax bonds shall be assumed to be paid at par either at their respective maturities or pursuant to mandatory sinking fund installments with respect thereto. For purposes of determining the aggregate interest payable with respect to any issue of limited tax bonds, bonds that bear interest at variable interest rates shall be assumed to bear interest for the terms thereof equal to the interest rate in effect on the date the bonds are issued or, in the case of limited tax bonds already outstanding, equal to the interest rate in effect on the date that the determination is made. For purposes of determining the estimated proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax for a period of 30 years, a finding made by the agency, incidental to any prospective issuance of bonds, regarding the amount of the estimated proceeds shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1335, Sec. 1.5.)