Tex. Gov't Code § 1505.062 · Subchapter B. BONDS FOR NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES
CONTENTS OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds for a project under this subchapter must:
(1) briefly describe the proposed project;
(2) state the estimated cost of the project;
(3) include the amount, maximum rate of interest, time and place of payment, and other details in connection with the issuance;
(4) specify:
(A) whether the project is to be operated on the basis of a calendar, operating, or fiscal year; and
(B) the beginning and ending dates of that year;
(5) provide for:
(A) an operation and maintenance account; and
(B) a bond and interest redemption fund; and
(6) contain a substantial description of any franchise provided in an encumbrance entered into under Section 1505.057.
(b) The governing body of the municipality shall covenant in the ordinance, and on the face of each bond issued under this subchapter, to at all times maintain charges for services provided by the project in amounts sufficient to:
(1) pay:
(A) the principal of and interest on the bonds when payable;
(B) administration and operation expenses; and
(C) expenses necessary to maintain the project;
(2) create the bond and interest redemption fund; and
(3) fund:
(A) a reserve for depreciation of the project; and
(B) a reserve for improvements and extensions of the project other than those necessary to maintain the project.
(c) In the ordinance, the municipality may provide for additional bonds for extensions and permanent improvements to the project.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1505.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 cfb41f98d2e8adb3b242e864b609aaf8f37e8e5d936b46f43da76cf8005fb1d7
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Cited by 1 provision
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Gov't Code § 1505.062. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.