Sec. 49.183. BOND SALES. (a) Except for refunding bonds, or bonds sold to a state or federal agency or to the North American Development Bank, bonds issued by a district shall be sold after advertising for and receiving competitive sealed bids and shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid produces the lowest net effective interest rate to the district.
(b) Except for refunding bonds, or bonds sold to a state or federal agency or to the North American Development Bank, before any bonds are sold by a district, the board shall publish an appropriate notice of the sale:
(1) at least one time not less than 10 days before the date of sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the district is located; and
(2) at least one time in one or more recognized financial publications of general circulation in the state as approved by the state attorney general.
(c) If the district is issuing bonds and refunding bonds as one issue and if the initial principal amount of refunding bonds is 50 percent or more of the total initial principal amount of bonds being issued, for the purposes of this section, the issue shall be considered to be refunding bonds and competitive bids shall not be required.
(d) A district's bonds are negotiable instruments within the meaning and purposes of the Business & Commerce Code. A district's bonds may be issued and bear interest in accordance with Chapters 1201, 1204, and 1371, Government Code, and Subchapters A-C, Chapter 1207, Government Code. Except for this subsection, this section does not apply to special water authorities or districts described in Section 49.181(h)(1)(D).
(e) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to district bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 1371, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.421, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 13, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 9, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 156 (H.B. 1901), Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 2011.
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