Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) The commission and its revenues, amounts for administration expenses, and any other income shall be exempt from all taxes on, or measured by, income.
(b) Bonds issued by the commission shall be exempt from all property taxation, and the interest on the bonds shall be exempt from all taxes on income.
(c) All property owned by the commission shall be exempt from property taxes, assessments, and other public charges secured by liens.
(d) All interest of the participating party in the property of any project shall, for purposes of property taxation, be subject to Division 1 (commencing with Section 101) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the interests that constitute the tax base for property taxation is subject to assessments and charges on the same basis as other property.
(e) “Sale” and “purchase,” for the purposes of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, do not include any lease or transfer of title of tangible personal property constituting any project or facility to the commission by a participating party, nor any lease or transfer of title of tangible personal property constituting any project or facility by the commission to a participating party, when the transfer or lease is made pursuant to this title.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 340. Effective January 1, 2007.)