(a) By appropriate action, the board may provide by resolution for the issuance and sale of negotiable bonds authorized by the constitution, and the proceeds shall be a part of the fund, except that the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of Article III, Section 49-b-1, of the Texas Constitution for the purpose of making loans to veterans shall be a part of the veterans' housing assistance fund established by that provision, and the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of Article III, Section 49-b-2, of the Texas Constitution for the purpose of making loans to veterans shall be a part of the veterans' housing assistance fund established by that provision.
(b) The board may use money in the fund attributable to bonds issued to provide money for the fund to pay all costs of issuance of the bonds, including costs, fees, and expenses of the sort the board is authorized to pay from the veterans' land fund in connection with the issuance of the veterans' land bonds.