44552.5. (a) As an alternative to leasing or selling a project to a participating party, the authority may finance the acquisition, construction, or installation of a project by means of a loan to the participating party. The principal amount of the participating party’s obligation as borrower shall be sufficient to provide funds for all the purposes specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 44551 and may be paid in installments, together with interest on the unpaid balance, or otherwise as may be mutually agreed by the authority and the participating party and set forth in the loan agreement. Loans made pursuant to this section may be secured or unsecured in the discretion of the authority.
(b) The authority may also purchase or acquire from a financial institution part or all of a loan made to a participating party for a project meeting the requirements of this division.
(c) Section 44550 shall not apply to projects constructed with moneys loaned pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 643, Sec. 26. (SB 832) Effective November 2, 2009.)