The public port authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of public port revenue refunding bonds of the state for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds; and if deemed advisable by the public port authority, for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions or enlargements of the project or projects in connection with which the bonds to be refunded shall have been issued.
The public port authority is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of public port refunding revenue bonds of the state for the combined purpose of two or more of the following: (a) Refunding any public port bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds; and (b) paying all or any part of the cost of any additional public port project or projects.
The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the public port authority in respect of the same, shall be governed by the provisions of this article insofar as the same may be applicable.