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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 8Art. 4§ 29216 Bond Repayment Tax Levy

§ 29216 Bond Repayment Tax Levy

Public Utilities Code·California
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§ 29216 Bond Repayment Tax Levy

Key Takeaways

  • •If a district borrows money by selling bonds, it must collect taxes to pay back that money.
  • •The district has to collect enough taxes every year to cover the interest and part of the borrowed money.
  • •This keeps happening until the borrowed money is fully paid back or there's enough money saved to cover the payments.

Example

A school district borrows money to build a new school.

The district must collect extra taxes every year from the people in the area to pay back the money it borrowed, plus interest, until the debt is fully paid.

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§ 29216 Bond Repayment Tax Levy

At the time of making the general tax levy after incurring the bonded indebtedness and annually thereafter until the refunding bonds are paid or until there is a sum in the treasury set apart for that purpose sufficient to meet all payments of principal and interest on the bonds as they become due, the district shall levy and collect a tax sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds and such part of the principal as will become due before the proceeds of the next general tax levy will be available. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

bonded indebtednessgeneral tax levyrefunding bondsprincipal and interest

Related Statutes

  • § 101315 Bond Refunding Authority
  • § 101319 Refunding Bond Proceeds Use
  • § 29224 Refunding Bond Funds Use
  • § 101316 Refunding Bonds Voter Exemption
  • § 101317 Refunding Bond Issuance Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 29216.
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