Sec. 271.043. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Bond funds" means money received from the sale of bonds by the issuer.
(2) "Certificate" means a certificate of obligation authorized to be issued under this subchapter.
(3) "Component purchases" means purchases of the component parts of an item that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.
(4) "Contractual obligation" means a contract entered into by an issuer through its governing body and executed under Section 271.054 or 271.056.
(5) "Current funds" means money in the treasury of the issuer, taxes in the process of collection during the current budget year of the issuer, and all other revenues anticipated with reasonable certainty during the current budget year of the issuer.
(6) "Governing body" means the board, council, commission, court, or other body or group authorized to issue bonds for or on behalf of an issuer.
(7) "Issuer" means a municipality, county, or hospital district established under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code.
(8) "Separate purchases" means purchases, made separately, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.
(9) "Sequential purchases" means purchases, made over a period, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1250, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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