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TX Water Code § 17.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.122. Application for Assistance

Sec. 17.122.  APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.  (a)  In an application to the board for financial assistance for a water supply project, the applicant shall include:(1)  the name of the political subdivision and its principal officers;(2)  a citation of the law under which the political subdivision operates and was created;(3)  a description of the water supply project for which the financial assistance will be used;(4)  the total cost of the water supply project;(5)  the amount of state financial assistance requested;(6)  the plan for repaying the total cost of the water supply project;(7)  the method for obtaining the financial assistance, whether by purchase of bonds or purchase of other obligations of the political subdivision;(8)  the water conservation plan required by Section 16.4021; and(9)  any other information the board requires.(b)  If an applicant has a program of water conservation, he shall state in his application that he has such a program and shall describe that program in the manner required by board rules.(c)  If the applicant claims an exemption under Section 16.4021, the applicant shall state the exemption in the application and provide information relating to that exemption as provided by board rules.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 1.03;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 17.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.123. Findings Regarding Permits

Sec. 17.123.  FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS.  (a)  The board shall not release funds for the construction of that portion of a project that proposes surface water or groundwater development until the executive administrator makes a written finding:(1)  that an applicant proposing surface-water development has the necessary water right authorizing it to appropriate and use the water which the water supply project will provide;  or(2)  that an applicant proposing groundwater development has the right to use water that the water supply project will provide.(b)  The board may release funds for the costs of planning, engineering, architectural, legal, title, fiscal, or economic investigation, studies, surveys, or designs before making the finding required under Subsection (a) if the executive administrator determines that a reasonable expectation exists that the finding will be made before the release of funds for construction.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.053, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 246, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 17.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.124. Considerations in Passing on Applications

Sec. 17.124.  CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATIONS.  In passing on an application from a political subdivision for financial assistance for a water supply project, the board shall consider:(1)  the needs of the area to be served by the water supply project, the benefit of the water supply project to the area, the relationship of the water supply project to the overall, statewide water needs, and the relationship of the water supply project to the state water plan;  and(2)  the availability of revenue to the political subdivision, from all sources, for the ultimate repayment of the cost of the water supply project, including interest.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.12;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 477, Sec. 9, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 17.1245 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.1245. Evaluation

Sec. 17.1245.  EVALUATION.   In passing on an application for financial assistance from a retail public utility that provides potable water service to 3,300 or more connections, the board shall:(1)  evaluate for compliance with the board's best management practices the utility's water conservation plan required under Section 13.146; and(2)  issue a report to a utility detailing the results of the evaluation conducted under Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 3605), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1574), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.45, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 17.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.125. Approval of Application

Sec. 17.125.  APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.  (a)  The board by resolution may approve an application if, after considering the factors listed in Section 17.124 of this code and any other relevant factors, the board finds:(1)  that the public interest requires state assistance in the water supply project;(2)  and that in its opinion the revenue or taxes pledged by the political subdivision will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the political subdivision during the succeeding period of not more than 50 years.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.(b-1)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.(b-2)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 1.04;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 477, Sec. 10, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.19, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 17.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.127. Limitation on Use of Funds

Sec. 17.127.  LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.  If there is insufficient money available to fund all applications under this subchapter, the board shall give preference to applications for political subdivisions that the board finds cannot reasonably finance the project without assistance from the state.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects|Section 17.128. Recreational Access

Sec. 17.128.  RECREATIONAL ACCESS.  If the board is providing financial assistance for a water storage project, it must also find affirmatively that the applicant has a plan to provide adequate public recreational access areas to suitable recreational resources.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.171. Definition

Sec. 17.171.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "project" includes water supply projects, treatment works, and flood control measures.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.172. Applicability

Sec. 17.172.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies to financial assistance made available from the water supply account, the water quality enhancement account, the flood control account, and the economically distressed areas account under Subchapters D, F, G, and K of this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.18.|
TX Water Code § 17.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.173. Method of Financial Assistance

Sec. 17.173.  METHOD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  The board may provide financial assistance by using money in the water supply account, the water quality enhancement account, the flood control account, and the economically distressed areas account to purchase bonds or other obligations issued by the political subdivision to finance the project.  The board may purchase bonds or other obligations that are secondary or subordinate to other bonds or obligations issued by the political subdivision, including outstanding prior lien bonds previously issued by the political subdivision when this will avoid or reduce the necessity for issuing junior lien bonds for subsequent sale to the board.  The board may purchase refunding bonds or obligations of a political subdivision issued for the purpose of refunding bonds or other obligations issued for the construction of any projects described in this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.18;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 17.174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.174. Conditional Approval

Sec. 17.174.  CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.  The board may make binding commitments to provide financial assistance for any project in accordance with this code conditioned on the future availability of money in the appropriate account of the development fund.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.175. Bond Maturity

Sec. 17.175.  BOND MATURITY.  The board may not purchase bonds or other securities which have a maturity date more than 50 years from the date of issuance.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.176 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.176. Interest Rate

Sec. 17.176.  INTEREST RATE.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, bonds and securities purchased by the board on or after September 1, 1977, with money derived from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter shall bear interest at the lending rate.  The bonds shall bear coupons evidencing interest at a rate or combination of rates that will approximate the lending rate as nearly as the board deems practicable.  The lending rate shall be affected by the payment of premiums or the deduction of discounts as necessary.(b)  Bonds and securities purchased by the board pursuant to applications for financial assistance approved by the board prior to September 1, 1977, shall bear interest at the rate prescribed by Subsection (a) of this section prior to this amendment.  Outstanding prior lien bonds purchased by the board under Section 17.173 of this code need not bear the interest rate provided in Subsection (a) of this section, but the board may pay such price or prices for outstanding prior lien bonds which in its discretion will accomplish the objective of that section.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.1765 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.1765. Certification of Application

Sec. 17.1765.  CERTIFICATION OF APPLICATION.  Before the board may purchase bonds or other obligations issued by a political subdivision, the political subdivision must certify to the board that the application for financial assistance filed with the board was approved in an open meeting.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 297, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 17.177 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.177. Approval and Registration

Sec. 17.177.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.  The board shall not purchase any bonds or securities that have not been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.178 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.178. Bonds Incontestable

Sec. 17.178.  BONDS INCONTESTABLE.  The bonds or other securities issued by a political subdivision are valid, binding, and incontestable after:(1)  approval by the attorney general;(2)  registration by the comptroller;  and(3)  purchase by and delivery to the board.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.179 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.179. Security for Bonds

Sec. 17.179.  SECURITY FOR BONDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, bonds purchased by the board shall be supported by:(1)  all or part of the net revenue from the operation of the project; (2)  taxes levied by the political subdivision for the purpose;  or(3)  a combination of taxes and net revenue, and revenue from other available sources.(b)  The board may require that the bonds be supported both by taxes and by net revenue from the operation of the project in any ratio the board considers necessary to fully secure the investment.  The board shall establish other conditions and requirements it considers to be consistent with sound investment practices and in the public interest.(c)  Bonds purchased by the board under Subchapter K of this chapter  may be additionally supported by money provided to the political subdivision by the federal or state government and by private donations.(d)  With respect to projects for which financial assistance is made available under this chapter, the Texas Water Development Board shall file semiannually with the Bond Review Board a report on the performance of loans made by the Texas Water Development Board in connection with the projects.  The Bond Review Board shall review the reports filed by the Texas Water Development Board under this subsection to assess the adequacy of the security for the bonds purchased.  The filing dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules adopted by the Bond Review Board.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.18;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 13.01, eff. Aug. 22, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.408, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 17.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.181. Sale of Bonds by Board

Sec. 17.181.  SALE OF BONDS BY BOARD.  The board may sell or dispose of bonds purchased with money in the water supply account, the water quality enhancement account, the flood control account, or the economically distressed areas account.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.18.|
TX Water Code § 17.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.182. Proceeds From Sale

Sec. 17.182.  PROCEEDS FROM SALE.  Unless used to pay debt service on bonds issued under this chapter, the proceeds from the sale of political subdivision bonds held by the board either shall be credited to the account from which financial assistance was made to the political subdivision, except that accrued interest shall be credited to the interest and sinking fund, or shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Water Development Fund II, established within the state treasury pursuant to Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution.  However, no such proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Water Development Fund II unless the executive administrator certifies to the board that the transfer of such proceeds into the Texas Water Development Fund II will not cause the board, in the fiscal year the transfer is made, to direct the comptroller to transfer out of the first money coming into the state treasury during that fiscal year funds sufficient for the payment of principal of or interest on water development bonds, other than water development bonds issued for the purposes described in Subsection (e), Section 49-d-7, Article III, Texas Constitution, coming due in that fiscal year.|Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 5.08.|
TX Water Code § 17.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.184. Filing Construction Contract

Sec. 17.184.  FILING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.  The political subdivision shall file with the board a certified copy of each construction contract it enters into for the construction of all or part of a project.  Each contract shall contain or have attached to it the specifications, plans, and details of all work included in the contract.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.185. Inspection of Projects

Sec. 17.185.  INSPECTION OF PROJECTS.(a)  The board may inspect the construction of a project at any time to assure that  the contractor is substantially complying with the approved engineering plans and specifications of the project.(b)  Inspection of a project by the board does not subject the state to any civil liability.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (H.B. 4), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 17.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.186. Alteration of Plans

Sec. 17.186.  ALTERATION OF PLANS.  After the executive administrator approves of engineering plans, a political subdivision may not make any substantial or material alteration in the plans unless the executive administrator authorizes the alteration in accordance with rules of the board.  For a waste water treatment plant or other facility required to have commission approval of the plans and specifications, the commission must give its approval before a substantial or material alteration is made in those plans.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 17.187 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.187. Certificate of Approval

Sec. 17.187.  CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL.  The executive administrator may consider the following as grounds for refusal to give a certificate of approval for any construction contract:(1)  failure to construct the project according to approved plans and specifications; or(2)   failure to comply with any term of the contract.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (H.B. 4), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 17.188 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 17 - Public Funding|Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance|Section 17.188. Obtaining Financial Assistance

Sec. 17.188.  OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  To obtain financial assistance under this chapter, a political subdivision may authorize and issue revenue bonds for the purpose of constructing projects and sell those bonds to the board in amounts as determined by the governing body of the political subdivision and approved by the board.(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or charter provisions to the contrary, a political subdivision may authorize, issue, and sell its revenue bonds as provided by this section and create any encumbrance in connection with those bonds by a majority vote of the governing body of the political subdivision without the necessity of an election.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.409, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|