Sec. 1477.315.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A county by order may issue revenue refunding bonds similarly secured to refund either original bonds or revenue refunding bonds previously issued by the county under this subchapter.
(b)  The refunding bonds shall be executed as provided by this subchapter for original bonds.
(c)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
(d)  In lieu of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the county, in the order authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the place bonds to be refunded are payable.  In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their option or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.