Sec. 17.954.  BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS;  PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.  (a)  The board at any time and from time to time may 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 water financial assistance bonds, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, currency, cash flow, or other basis desired by the board.  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.
(b)  The fees and expenses of the board in connection with the issuance of water financial assistance bonds and the providing of financial assistance to political subdivisions may be paid from money in the 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 water financial assistance bonds constitute payments of principal of and interest on the water financial assistance bonds.
(c)  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;  agreements, including options, puts, or calls, to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread, or other exposure;  or other agreements that further enhance the marketability, security, or creditworthiness of water financial assistance bonds.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 5.03.