Tex. Water Code § 17.968
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 17.968, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 17.968. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS BY THE BOARD; USE OF PROCEEDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may sell or dispose of political subdivision bonds or other assets purchased with money in the fund to any person, including the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority, or to another fund administered by the board, including the state water implementation revenue fund for Texas, and the board, in such manner as it shall determine, may apply the proceeds of the sale of political subdivision bonds or other assets held by the board to:
(1) pay debt service on water financial assistance bonds issued under this subchapter; or
(2) provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for any one or more of the purposes authorized by Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(a-1) A sale or disposition of political subdivision bonds or other assets may not cause general obligation bonds that are payable from the fund or from an account in the fund to no longer be self-supporting for purposes of Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, as determined by the board.
(b) The board shall sell the political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that it determines to be reasonable.
(1) pay debt service on water financial assistance bonds issued under this subchapter; or
(2) provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for any one or more of the purposes authorized by Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(a-1) A sale or disposition of political subdivision bonds or other assets may not cause general obligation bonds that are payable from the fund or from an account in the fund to no longer be self-supporting for purposes of Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, as determined by the board.
(b) The board shall sell the political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that it determines to be reasonable.
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