(a)
All bonds, notes, and commercial paper issued by the commission under this chapter shall be issued only after a public hearing on the issuance thereof has been held at the offices of the commission in Sacramento, California, not less than 14 days following the date of publication of a notice of the hearing in a financial publication generally circulated throughout the state and in a newspaper of general circulation published within each county in which is located any portion of the project to be financed with the bonds, notes or commercial paper.
(b)
The notice shall include the date, time and place of the hearing, the principal amount of bonds, notes, or commercial paper which may be issued, and a brief description of the project to be financed with the proceeds thereof, including its location and routing.
(c)
In addition, no bonds, notes, or commercial paper shall be issued by the commission, unless approved for issuance following the hearing by a majority of the commission and by the Treasurer.
(d)
Any or all of the requirements of this section may be waived by the commission, upon the request of a participating party, if the requirement to be waived is not necessary to qualify interest on the bonds, notes, or commercial paper for exemption from federal income taxes.