Article III, Section 50-d of the Texas Constitution ("Agricultural Water Conservation Fund")
As amended November 4, 1997:
(a) On a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each House of the Legislature, the Texas Water Development Board may issue and sell Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $200 million.
(b) The proceeds from the sale of Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds shall be deposited in a fund created in the State Treasury to be known as the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
(c) Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds are general obligations of the State of Texas. During the time that Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds or any interest on those bonds is outstanding or unpaid, there is appropriated out of the first money coming into the State Treasury in each fiscal year, not otherwise appropriated by this Constitution, an amount that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds that mature or become due during that fiscal year.
(d) The terms, conditions, provisions, and procedures for issuance and sale and management of proceeds of Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds shall be provided by law.
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Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (multi-volume and up-to-date resource available at all law and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (one-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (two-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (resource published online and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)