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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|&lt;/del&gt;49-c&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;of this Article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;State &lt;/del&gt;and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section 49-c of this Article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;state &lt;/ins&gt;and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the State as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Water Development Fund &lt;/del&gt;for administering the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;proceedings [sic] &lt;/del&gt;of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the [sic] &lt;/del&gt;subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and unpaid, there is appropriated out of the first money coming into the State Treasury in each fiscal year, not otherwise appropriated by this &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Constitution&lt;/del&gt;, an amount that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the State as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;water development fund &lt;/ins&gt;for administering the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;proceedings† &lt;/ins&gt;of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the† &lt;/ins&gt;subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and unpaid, there is appropriated out of the first money coming into the State Treasury in each fiscal year, not otherwise appropriated by this &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;constitution&lt;/ins&gt;, an amount that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<id>https://texaslegalguide.com/index.php?title=Texas_Constitution:Article_III,_Section_49-d-7&amp;diff=8473&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Admin: Text replacement - &quot;this constitution&quot; to &quot;this Constitution&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2024-06-17T15:55:29Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;this constitution&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;this Constitution&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 10:55, June 17, 2024&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this Article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the State and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this Article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the State and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the State as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the Water Development Fund for administering the proceedings [sic] of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of the [sic] subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and unpaid, there is appropriated out of the first money coming into the State Treasury in each fiscal year, not otherwise appropriated by this &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;constitution&lt;/del&gt;, an amount that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the State as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the Water Development Fund for administering the proceedings [sic] of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of the [sic] subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and unpaid, there is appropriated out of the first money coming into the State Treasury in each fiscal year, not otherwise appropriated by this &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Constitution&lt;/ins&gt;, an amount that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<id>https://texaslegalguide.com/index.php?title=Texas_Constitution:Article_III,_Section_49-d-7&amp;diff=8276&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Admin at 19:47, June 6, 2024</title>
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		<updated>2024-06-06T19:47:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 14:47, June 6, 2024&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 49-d-7 of the Texas Constitution (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Use of Proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 49-d-7 of the Texas Constitution (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Use of Proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;article &lt;/del&gt;for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the State and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Article &lt;/ins&gt;for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the State and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the State as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the Water Development Fund for administering the proceedings [sic] of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of the [sic] subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and 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 issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the State as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the Water Development Fund for administering the proceedings [sic] of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of the [sic] subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and 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 issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Admin</name></author>
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		<id>https://texaslegalguide.com/index.php?title=Texas_Constitution:Article_III,_Section_49-d-7&amp;diff=8049&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Admin: Text replacement - &quot;|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg&quot; to &quot;|seo_image=mod_Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2024-06-02T19:40:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;|seo_image=mod_Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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	<entry>
		<id>https://texaslegalguide.com/index.php?title=Texas_Constitution:Article_III,_Section_49-d-7&amp;diff=6114&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Admin at 19:28, August 8, 2023</title>
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		<updated>2023-08-08T19:28:42Z</updated>

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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 49-d-7 of the Texas Constitution (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Use of Proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 49-d-7 of the Texas Constitution (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Use of Proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;state &lt;/del&gt;and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;State &lt;/ins&gt;and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;state &lt;/del&gt;as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;water development fund &lt;/del&gt;for administering the proceedings [sic] of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of the [sic] subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and 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 issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(b) The Legislature may provide by law for subsidized loans and grants from the proceeds of Texas Water Development Bonds to provide wholesale and retail water and wastewater facilities to economically distressed areas of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;State &lt;/ins&gt;as defined by law, provided, the principal amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes under this subsection may not exceed $250 million. Separate accounts shall be established in the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Water Development Fund &lt;/ins&gt;for administering the proceedings [sic] of bonds issued for purposes under this subsection, and an interest and sinking fund separate from and not subject to the limitations of the interest and sinking fund created for other Texas Water Development Bonds is established in the State Treasury to be used for paying the principal of and interest on bonds for the purposes of the [sic] subsection. While any of the bonds authorized for the purposes of this subsection or any of the interest on those bonds is outstanding and 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 issued for the purposes under this subsection that mature or become due during that fiscal year.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<id>https://texaslegalguide.com/index.php?title=Texas_Constitution:Article_III,_Section_49-d-7&amp;diff=6113&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Admin: Text replacement - &quot;Texas water development bonds&quot; to &quot;Texas Water Development Bonds&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-08-08T19:24:25Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;water development bonds &lt;/del&gt;issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the state and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;(a) The Texas Water Development Board may use the proceeds of Texas &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Water Development Bonds &lt;/ins&gt;issued for the purposes provided by Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-c|49-c]] of this article for the additional purpose of providing financial assistance, on terms and conditions provided by law, to various political subdivisions and bodies politic and corporate of the state and to nonprofit water supply corporations to provide for acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water supply projects that involve the distribution of water to points of delivery to wholesale or retail customers.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Admin at 19:19, August 8, 2023</title>
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