Cal. Pub. Resources Code § 26032.5
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 26031 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.
The provisions of Section 26030 shall not be applicable to projects constructed with moneys loaned pursuant to this section.
Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 26032.5