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a) The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, or its successor organization, may issue revenue bonds pursuant to this

article or bonds pursuant to

Article 4 (commencing with

Section 6584), for the limited purpose of paying for acquiring the land, and designing, engineering, constructing, and improving that project, including all facilities and improvements of the consolidated transportation corridor, and including all associated financing costs. Ineligible expenses shall include any expenses for the maintenance, operations, and administration of the consolidated transportation corridor. (

b) For the purposes of this section, “consolidated transportation corridor” means a transportation corridor created to improve highway or rail access to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. (

c) Anticipated sources of revenue or other funds to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized by this

section may include a pledge or revenues from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, railroad use fees, truck fees, and pledges from other public and private sources. (

d) Any joint powers entity seeking authorization to issue revenue bonds pursuant to this

section shall do so in compliance with Sections and 6547.5. (

e) Any joint powers entity under this

section seeking to issue bonds pursuant to the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985 (Article 4 (commencing with

Section 6584)) shall do so in compliance with all of the provisions under

Article 4 (commencing with

Section 6584). (

f) The authority to issue revenue bonds under this

article or bonds under

Article 4 (commencing with

Section 6584) shall be of no further force and effect after December 31, 2015, unless (1) the joint powers authority has initially issued revenue bonds or bonds on or prior to December 31, 2015, or (2) the joint powers authority is unable to initially issue revenue bonds or bonds to accomplish the purpose of this

section by reason of litigation relating to the initial issuance, in which case the authority to initially issue revenue bonds under this

article and bonds under

Article 4 (commencing with

Section 6584) shall continue to be effective until the final determination of that litigation and for one year thereafter. If the joint powers authority has initially issued revenue bonds or bonds within either of the time periods permitted by this subdivision, the authority to issue subsequent issues of revenue bonds or bonds and to refund any issue of revenue bonds under this

article or bonds under

Article 4 (commencing with

Section 6584) shall continue as long as initially issued revenue bonds or bonds remain outstanding and unpaid.