California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority

Alternative Methods of Financing

CAEATFA has the authority to use the following financial tools at the authorization of the Board: loans, loan loss reserves, interest rate reductions, proceeds of bonds issued by the authority, insurance, guarantees or other credit enhancements or liquidity facilities, contributions of money, property, labor, or other items of value. By statute, CAEATFA is able to enter into agreements that may result in certain project transactions being found by the Board of Equalization (“BOE”) to be exempt from the sales and use taxes.