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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 303.021

AUTHORITY TO CREATE

Known as the Public Facility Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 303.001 to 303.124 (56 sections).

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 11, eff

(a) A sponsor may create one or more nonmember, nonstock, nonprofit public facility corporations to:

(1) issue bonds under this chapter, including bonds to purchase sponsor obligations;

(2) finance public facilities on behalf of its sponsor; or

(3) loan the proceeds of the obligations to other entities to accomplish the purposes of the sponsor.

(b) A sponsor may use the corporation to:

(1) acquire, construct, rehabilitate, renovate, repair, equip, furnish, or place in service public facilities; or

(2) issue bonds on the sponsor's behalf to finance the costs of the public facilities.

(c) A corporation created under this chapter must remain a public facility corporation under this chapter.

(d) A corporation or a sponsor may finance, own, or operate a multifamily residential development only if:

(1) the corporation or sponsor complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter; and

(2) the development is located:

(A) inside the area of operation of the sponsor, if the sponsor is a housing authority; or

(B) if the sponsor is not a housing authority, inside the boundaries of the sponsor, without regard to whether the sponsor is authorized to own property or provide services outside the boundaries of the sponsor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.