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By: Canales, Lopez, Thompson of Brazoria |
H.B. No. 2219 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Nichols, Hinojosa) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2021; |
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May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 17, 2021, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 17, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of Texas Mobility Fund obligations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.943(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsections (e), (f), and (g), [and (l),] the |
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commission by order or resolution may issue obligations in the name |
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and on behalf of the state and the department and may enter into |
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credit agreements related to the obligations. The obligations may |
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be issued in multiple series and issues from time to time in an |
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aggregate amount not exceeding the maximum obligation amount. The |
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obligations may be issued on and may have the terms and provisions |
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the commission determines appropriate and in the interests of the |
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state. The obligations may be issued as long-term obligations, |
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short-term obligations, or both. The latest scheduled maturity of |
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an issue or series of obligations may not exceed 30 years. |
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SECTION 2. Section 201.943(l), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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