(1) The state funding board is authorized to issue at one (1) time or from time to time bonds of the state in an amount not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(2) These bonds shall be issued under the authority of title 9, chapter 9, according to the conditions and limitations set forth in former § 9-9-208 [repealed].
(3) All bonds issued under the authority of §§ 5-3-122 — 5-3-125 shall be issued by the state funding board upon request of the state consolidation committee.
(4) These bonds, after issuance, shall constitute general obligations of the state for the payment of which its full faith and credit are hereby pledged and shall be further secured by the pledges of special revenue as provided for in title 9, chapter 9.
(5) Any and all bonds that may be sold by the state funding board pursuant to §§ 5-3-122 — 5-3-125 shall be sold in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as prescribed by former § 9-9-208 [repealed].