(a) A local government shall have discretion until June 30, 2014, to sell bonds at private sale upon terms and conditions that it determines and upon approval by the governing body of the local government.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to counties having a population greater than three hundred seven thousand (307,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and the municipality that is the county seat of the county.
(c) Any local government may petition the state funding board for permission to sell specific bonds determined to be required to be sold at taxable interest rates at private sale upon terms and conditions that the local government determines and upon approval by the governing body of the local government.