Sec. 52.82.  ISSUANCE;  SALE.
(a)  The board may by resolution authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds.  The principal amount of outstanding bonds issued under this section must at all times be equal to or less than the amount provided by Section 50b-7, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b)  Before the board may issue bonds under this subchapter, the Bond Review Board must review and approve the bonds under Chapter 1231, Government Code.
(c)  The board may sell the bonds at a negotiated sale if the board determines that a negotiated sale is a more efficient and economical method of selling the bonds.  If the board has determined that the bonds will be sold by competitive bid, the board by resolution shall prescribe the manner of giving notice of the sale.
(d)  The total amount of bonds issued by the board in a state fiscal year may not exceed $350 million.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 4;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 4;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.215, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 779, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (S.B. 1640), Sec. 4.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (S.B. 1640), Sec. 6(d), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (S.B. 1799), Sec. 4.