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TX Nat Res Code § 162.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Section 162.016. Time Limit on Transfer

Sec. 162.016.  TIME LIMIT ON TRANSFER.  (a)  A home or any interest therein, against which there is a mortgage, deed of trust, or any other lien securing a loan under this chapter may not be leased, transferred, sold, or conveyed in whole or in part until the original veteran purchaser has occupied the home as his principal residence for a period of three years from the date of the purchase of the home and complied with the terms and conditions of this chapter and the rules of the board.(b)  After the three-year period, a home may be transferred, sold, or conveyed subject to any lien securing a loan under this chapter at any time if all mature interest, principal, and taxes have been paid, the terms and conditions of this chapter and rules of the board have been met, and the approval of the board has been obtained.(c)  The board may waive the time limitation of Subsection (a) of this section upon the death, bankruptcy, financial incapacity, or divorce of the veteran or in the event a veteran is forced to move due to a change in employment or because his home is condemned through no fault of the veteran or at any other time it deems a waiver to be in the best interest of the program.(d)  In the event the requirements of Subsection (a) of this section fail to be met and the board does not waive the time limitations as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, the board may provide in its rules for the escalation of the interest rate on the loan to a higher rate of interest or the acceleration of all principal and interest on the loan or such other remedy as the board may in its discretion deem appropriate.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Section 162.017. Foreclosure and Resale

Sec. 162.017.  FORECLOSURE AND RESALE.  The board shall adopt rules providing for the procedures and the rules for foreclosure and resale of homes financed with a loan under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Section 162.018. Interest Rate on Delinquent Principal and Interest

Sec. 162.018.  INTEREST RATE ON DELINQUENT PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.  Principal and interest that become delinquent shall bear interest at a rate fixed by the board.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Section 162.019. Enforcement of Forfeiture and Protection of Rights

Sec. 162.019.  ENFORCEMENT OF FORFEITURE AND PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.  The board may request the attorney general to take whatever action is necessary to protect the rights of the state and the veterans' housing assistance funds in any matter concerning the program, and on a request, the attorney general shall take such action.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.031. Issuance and Sale of Bonds; Disposition of Proceeds

Sec. 162.031.  ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS;  DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  By appropriate action, the board may provide by resolution for the issuance and sale of negotiable bonds authorized by the constitution, and the proceeds shall be a part of the fund, except that the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of Article III, Section 49-b-1, of the Texas Constitution for the purpose of making loans to veterans shall be a part of the veterans' housing assistance fund established by that provision, and the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of Article III, Section 49-b-2, of the Texas Constitution for the purpose of making loans to veterans shall be a part of the veterans' housing assistance fund established by that provision.(b)  The board may use money in the fund attributable to bonds issued to provide money for the fund to pay all costs of issuance of the bonds, including costs, fees, and expenses of the sort the board is authorized to pay from the veterans' land fund in connection with the issuance of the veterans' land bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 720, Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.10.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.032. Installments

Sec. 162.032.  INSTALLMENTS.  The board may issue bonds in one or several installments.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.033. Interest Rate

Sec. 162.033.  INTEREST RATE.  The bonds shall bear the rate of interest prescribed by the board.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.034. Payment and Maturity of Bonds

Sec. 162.034.  PAYMENT AND MATURITY OF BONDS.  (a)  The bonds shall be payable as provided by the board and shall mature serially or otherwise not later than 40 years from the date of their issuance.(b)  The board may make the bonds redeemable or subject to tender for purchase before maturity at the price and under the terms and conditions fixed by the board in the resolution providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.11, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.035. Form, Denomination, and Place of Payment of Bonds

Sec. 162.035.  FORM, DENOMINATION, AND PLACE OF PAYMENT OF BONDS.  The board shall determine the terms of the bonds and the form of the bonds, including the forms of interest coupons attached to the bonds, if any, and shall fix the denomination of the bonds and the place for payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.036. Manner of Execution

Sec. 162.036.  MANNER OF EXECUTION.  (a)  The bonds shall be executed by and on behalf of the board and the state as obligations of the state in the manner provided in Subsection (b) of this section.(b)  The bonds shall be signed and executed as the board provides in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.12, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 37, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 620, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.037. Signatures and Seals

Sec. 162.037.  SIGNATURES AND SEALS.  (a)  The resolution authorizing the issuance of an installment or series of bonds may prescribe the extent to which facsimile signatures and facsimile seals may be used in lieu of manual signatures and manually impressed seals in executing the bonds and attached coupons.(b)  Interest coupons may be signed with the facsimile signatures of the chairman and secretary of the board.(c)  If an officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on a bond or whose facsimile signature appears on a coupon ceases to be an officer before the bonds are delivered, the signature shall still be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.038. Approval by Attorney General

Sec. 162.038.  APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  Before the bonds are delivered to the purchasers, the record relating to the bonds shall be examined by the attorney general.  If the record demonstrates that the bonds have been issued in accordance with the constitution and this chapter, the bonds shall be approved by the attorney general.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.039. Registration With Comptroller

Sec. 162.039.  REGISTRATION WITH COMPTROLLER.  After the bonds are approved by the attorney general, they shall be registered in the office of the comptroller of public accounts.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.040. Validity of Bonds

Sec. 162.040.  VALIDITY OF BONDS.  (a)  After the bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered with the comptroller of public accounts, they shall be held as valid and binding general obligations of the state in every action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is or may be brought into question.(b)  In each action brought to enforce collection of the bonds or rights incident to the bonds, the certificate of approval by the attorney general or certified copy of that certificate shall be admitted and received in evidence as to the validity of the bonds.(c)  Only forgery or fraud may be offered as a challenge to the validity of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.041. Bonds as Negotiable Instruments

Sec. 162.041.  BONDS AS NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.  Bonds issued under this chapter have and are declared to have all qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.042. Notice for Bids on Bonds

Sec. 162.042.  NOTICE FOR BIDS ON BONDS.  If the board authorizes the issuance of a series of bonds and decides to call for bids, it shall publish an appropriate notice at least one time not less than 10 days before the date of the sale in a recognized financial journal of general circulation.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.043. Security for Bid

Sec. 162.043.  SECURITY FOR BID.  The board may require bidders to accompany their bids with exchange or bank cashier's checks in an amount considered adequate by the board to be a forfeit guaranteeing the acceptance and payment for bonds covered by the bids and accepted by the board.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.044. Sale of Bonds

Sec. 162.044.  SALE OF BONDS.  Bonds may be sold at public or private sale at a price or prices and on terms determined by the board.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.13, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.045. Replacement Bonds

Sec. 162.045.  REPLACEMENT BONDS.  The board may provide for replacement of bonds that are mutilated, lost, or destroyed.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.046. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 162.046.  REFUNDING BONDS.  The board may provide by resolution for issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds issued under this chapter together with accrued interest on the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.047. Bonds as Investments and Security

Sec. 162.047.  BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY.  (a)  Bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, guardians, and the sinking funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions and public agencies of the state.(b)  The bonds are legal and sufficient security for the deposits in the amount of the par value of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.14, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.048. Taxation of Bonds

Sec. 162.048.  TAXATION OF BONDS.  The bonds are exempt from any tax by the state and by cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions and public agencies of the state.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.049. Payment of Principal and Interest

Sec. 162.049.  PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.  The comptroller shall pay the principal on bonds as they mature and the interest as it becomes payable.  Payments shall be made at the place of payment designated on the bonds.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 14.21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.050. Constitutional Appropriations

Sec. 162.050.  CONSTITUTIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.  (a)  If, during the existence of the fund or during the time any general obligation bonds are payable from the fund, the board determines that there will not be sufficient money in the fund during the following biennium available to pay principal of or interest on the bonds or both principal and interest that are to come due and to be paid from the fund during the following biennium, the comptroller shall transfer to the fund the first money coming into the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated by the constitution in amounts sufficient to pay the obligations.(b)  The money appropriated shall be used to pay the obligations only if at the time the principal or interest or both actually become due there is not sufficient money in the fund available to pay the amount due.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 547, ch. 115, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.15, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.051. Purchase and Destruction of Bonds

Sec. 162.051.  PURCHASE AND DESTRUCTION OF BONDS.  (a)  The board may use money in the fund to purchase on the open market any bonds it has issued and sold to provide money for the fund, and the debt represented by those bonds when purchased is considered canceled.(b)  Bonds purchased by the board under Subsection (a) of this section shall be mutilated, burned, or otherwise destroyed by the comptroller, who shall certify this fact to the board under the seal of office.(c)  Interest may not be paid on those bonds after their purchase by the board.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.16, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 14.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 162.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 162 - Veterans' Housing Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 162.052. Bond Enhancement Agreements

Sec. 162.052.  BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS.  (a)  The board may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more bond enhancement agreements that the board determines to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the board, as represented by the bonds, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, currency, cash flow, or other basis desired by the board.  Bond enhancement agreements may include, on terms and conditions approved by the board, interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, agreements providing for payments based on levels of or changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates, agreements to exchange cash flows or a series of payments, or agreements, including options, puts, or calls, to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread, or other exposure.  A bond enhancement agreement is an agreement for professional services and shall contain the terms and conditions and be for the period that the board approves.  The fees and expenses of the board in connection with the issuance of bonds and the making of loans may be paid from money in the related fund, provided that any payments due from the board under a bond enhancement agreement, other than fees and expenses, that relate to the payment of debt service on bonds constitute payments of principal of and interest on the bonds.(b)  The resolution of the board authorizing a bond enhancement agreement may authorize one or more designated officers or employees of the board to act on behalf of the board in entering into and delivering the bond enhancement agreement and in determining or setting the counterparty and terms of the bond enhancement agreement specified in the resolution, except that the resolution must set the maximum amount and term for the bond enhancement agreement.(c)  Unless the board elects otherwise in its approval of a bond enhancement agreement, the bond enhancement agreement is not a credit agreement for purposes of Chapter 1371, Government Code, regardless of whether the bonds relating to the bond enhancement agreement were issued in part under that law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.17, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 134, Sec. 5, eff. May 20, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.357, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 183.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources|Chapter 183 - Conservation Easements|Subchapter A. Conservation Easements Generally|Section 183.001. Definitions

Sec. 183.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property that imposes limitations or affirmative obligations designed to:(A)  retain or protect natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property or assure its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use;(B)  protect natural resources;(C)  maintain or enhance air or water quality;  or(D)  preserve the historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of real property.(2)  "Holder" means:(A)  a governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of this state or the United States;  or(B)  a charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust created or empowered to:(i)  retain or protect the natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property;(ii)  assure the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use;(iii)  protect natural resources;(iv)  maintain or enhance air or water quality;  or(v)  preserve the historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of real property.(3)  "Third-party right of enforcement" means a right provided in a conservation easement to enforce any of its terms granted to a governmental body, charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust that is eligible to be a holder but is not a holder.(4)  "Servient estate" means the real property burdened by the conservation easement.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2438, ch. 434, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 183.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources|Chapter 183 - Conservation Easements|Subchapter A. Conservation Easements Generally|Section 183.002. Creation, Conveyances, Acceptances, and Duration

Sec. 183.002.  CREATION, CONVEYANCES, ACCEPTANCES, AND DURATION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.(b)  A right or duty in favor of or against a holder and a right in favor of a person having a third-party right of enforcement does not arise under a conservation easement before its acceptance by the holder and the recordation of the acceptance.(c)  Except as provided by Section 183.003(b) of this code, a conservation easement is unlimited in duration unless the instrument creating it makes some other provision.(d)  An interest that exists in real property at the time a conservation easement is created is not impaired unless the owner of the interest is a party to the conservation easement or consents to it.(e)  A conservation easement must be created in writing, acknowledged and recorded in the deed records of the county in which the servient estate is located, and must include a legal description of the real property which constitutes the servient estate.(f)  If land that has been subject to a conservation easement is no longer subject to such easement, an additional tax is imposed on the land equal to the difference, if any, between the taxes imposed on the land for each of the five years preceding the year in which the easement terminates and the taxes that would have been imposed had the land not been subject to a conservation easement in each of those years, plus interest at an annual rate of seven percent calculated from the dates on which the differences would have become due.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2438, ch. 434, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|