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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 49-d-6 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Review and Approval of Texas Water Development Bonds"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 49-d-11 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Authorization for Bonds for Texas Water Development Fund II"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Added November 8, 2011:


'''The Legislature may require review and approval of the issuance of Texas Water Development Bonds, of the use of the bond proceeds, or of the rules adopted by an agency to govern use of the bond proceeds. Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, any entity created or directed to conduct this review and approval may include members or appointees of members of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of state government.'''
'''(a) In addition to the bonds authorized by the other provisions of this article, the Texas Water Development Board may issue general obligation bonds, at its determination and on a continuing basis, for one or more accounts of the Texas Water Development Fund II in amounts such that the aggregate principal amount of the bonds issued by the board under this section that are outstanding at any time does not exceed $6 billion.'''
 
'''(b) Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-d-8|49-d-8]] of this article applies to the bonds authorized by this section. The limitation in Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-d-8|49-d-8]] of this article that the Texas Water Development Board may not issue bonds in excess of the aggregate principal amount of previously authorized bonds does not apply to the bonds authorized by and issued under this section.'''
 
'''(c) A limitation on the percentage of state participation in any single project imposed by this article does not apply to a project funded with the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of this section or Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-d-8|49-d-8]] of this article.'''


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The second sentence of this section exempts the review entity from the separation-of-powers mandate of Article II, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article II, Section 1|1]].
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 49-d-11 of the Texas Constitution ("Authorization for Bonds for Texas Water Development Fund II")
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[[Category:Water Law]]
[[Category:Water Law]]
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[[Category:TxCon ArtIII Sec]]
[[Category:TxCon ArtIII Sec]]

Revision as of 17:11, August 8, 2023

Added November 8, 2011:

(a) In addition to the bonds authorized by the other provisions of this article, the Texas Water Development Board may issue general obligation bonds, at its determination and on a continuing basis, for one or more accounts of the Texas Water Development Fund II in amounts such that the aggregate principal amount of the bonds issued by the board under this section that are outstanding at any time does not exceed $6 billion.

(b) Section 49-d-8 of this article applies to the bonds authorized by this section. The limitation in Section 49-d-8 of this article that the Texas Water Development Board may not issue bonds in excess of the aggregate principal amount of previously authorized bonds does not apply to the bonds authorized by and issued under this section.

(c) A limitation on the percentage of state participation in any single project imposed by this article does not apply to a project funded with the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of this section or Section 49-d-8 of this article.

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