Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district may do any of the following by resolution adopted by a majority of the district board:

(a) (1) Enter into a line of credit with a commercial lender that is secured, in whole or in part, by the accounts receivable or other intangible assets of the district, including anticipated tax revenues, and thereafter borrow funds against the line of credit to be used for any district purpose.

(2) Any money borrowed under this line of credit pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be repaid within five years from each separate borrowing or draw upon the line of credit.

(3) The district may enter into a new and separate line of credit to repay a previous line of credit pursuant to paragraph (1), provided that the district complies with this section in entering into a new line of credit.

(4) Enter into a line of credit with a commercial lender for the sole purpose of consolidating debt incurred by the district prior to January 1, 2010. Debt incurred under this paragraph shall be repaid within 20 years of the consolidation borrowing. The total amount of debt that a district may have outstanding at any one time under this paragraph shall not exceed the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000).

(b) Enter into capital leases for the purchase by the district of equipment to be used for any district purpose.

(1) The term of any capital lease shall not be longer than 10 years.

(2) The district may secure the purchase of equipment by a capital lease by giving the lender a security interest in the equipment leased under the capital lease.

(c) Enter into lease-purchase agreements for the purchase by the district of real property, buildings, and facilities to be used for any district purpose. The term of any lease-purchase agreement shall not exceed 10 years.

(d) Nothing in this section shall provide the district with the authority to increase taxes in order to repay a line of credit established pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the tax is passed pursuant to Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 53750) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 70, Sec. 1. (SB 1458) Effective July 9, 2010.)