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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 8General ProvisionsCh. 5§ 5945 Harbor District Bond Financing

§ 5945 Harbor District Bond Financing

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§ 5945 Harbor District Bond Financing

This law lets the board raise money (by bonds, loans, taxes) to buy, fix, or take care of certain lands, just like it does for the harbor, but any bonds must first be approved by voters.

Key Takeaways

  • •The board can borrow money, issue bonds, and levy taxes to fund land projects.
  • •It has the same authority for new lands as it does for the original harbor.
  • •Any bond issue must be approved first by an election held under the rules in Article 3.

Example

The board wants to buy a piece of beachfront property to build a park.

Before the board can issue bonds to pay for the land, it has to hold a vote and get the voters to say yes, just like the law requires for any bond used to get land improvements.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 5945 Harbor District Bond Financing

For the purpose of financing the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of such lands as is authorized herein, the board may issue bonds, borrow money, incur indebtedness and levy taxes, all in the same manner and to the same extent as in the improvement, development, protection or maintenance of the harbor for which the district was originally formed, and shall in all other respects have the same general powers and duties with respect to the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of such lands as it has with respect to the original harbor for which the district was formed. The board may issue no bonds hereunder unless the incurring of the bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of such lands shall first have been approved at an election held in the manner provided in Article 3, (commencing with Section 5859) Chapter 1, Part 2, Division 8 of this code, and pursuant to the provisions of that article with reference to the incurring of bonded indebtedness. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 441.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

bondsacquisitionimprovementmaintenanceharborbonded indebtednesselection

Related Statutes

  • § 5941 County Harbor Land Surveys
  • § 4068 Harbor Bond Issuance Requirements
  • § 6365 Waterway Project Financing Authority
  • § 7149 Harbor Facilities Development Authority
  • § 6371 Fund Payment Priority Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 5945.
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