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  repealed.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