Sec. 15.1071. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS TO TEXAS WATER RESOURCES FINANCE AUTHORITY. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may sell to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority any political subdivision bonds purchased with money in the water loan assistance fund and may apply the proceeds of a sale in the manner provided by this section.
(b) The board shall sell the political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that it determines to be reasonable.
(c) The board may sell political subdivision bonds to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority without making a previous offer to the political subdivisions and without advertising, soliciting, or receiving bids for the sale.
(d) The board may enter into a contract with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority to sell to the authority political subdivision bonds that are not owned by the board. For bonds sold under this subsection, the contract may provide that the board will receive from the authority the sales price for the political subdivision bonds in exchange for the board's agreement to transfer to the authority political subdivision bonds subsequently acquired by the board and to pay to the authority from the investment income received on the water assistance fund or the water loan assistance fund any amounts considered appropriate including without limitation an amount equal to the proportionate share of that investment income attributable to the money used to purchase the political subdivision bonds.
(e) Proceeds from the sale of bonds under this section shall be deposited in the water assistance fund and used for the purposes and in the manner provided by law.
(f) As part of a sales agreement with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority, the board by contract may agree to perform the functions required to ensure that the political subdivisions pay the debt service on political subdivision bonds sold and observe the conditions and requirements stated in those bonds.
(g) The board may exercise any powers necessary to carry out the authority granted by this section including the authority to contract with any person to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1987.
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