Tex. Water Code § 17.858
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 17.858, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 17.858. ACQUISITION OF ACQUIRED OBLIGATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) If the board approves an application for financial assistance under this subchapter and is to purchase acquired obligations from a participant, the acquired obligations resolution must:
(1) provide for development, construction, and operation of the project by the participant or a person contracting with the participant; and
(2) provide that the participant shall make sufficient payments to the board to service the acquired obligations from:
(A) all or part of the revenues from the ownership or operation of the project;
(B) all or part of any other revenues or funds that may lawfully be pledged by the participant;
(C) taxes levied by the participant or other users of the project; or
(D) any combination of Paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this subdivision.
(b) The acquired obligations purchased by the board pursuant to this subchapter shall bear rates of interest and mature in amounts and at times as may be reasonably expected to provide funds for orderly payment of the revenue bonds issued by the board.
(1) provide for development, construction, and operation of the project by the participant or a person contracting with the participant; and
(2) provide that the participant shall make sufficient payments to the board to service the acquired obligations from:
(A) all or part of the revenues from the ownership or operation of the project;
(B) all or part of any other revenues or funds that may lawfully be pledged by the participant;
(C) taxes levied by the participant or other users of the project; or
(D) any combination of Paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this subdivision.
(b) The acquired obligations purchased by the board pursuant to this subchapter shall bear rates of interest and mature in amounts and at times as may be reasonably expected to provide funds for orderly payment of the revenue bonds issued by the board.
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