CERTAIN MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR, AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

(a) The authority has the exclusive power to issue general obligation bonds under Section 50-g, Article III, Texas Constitution. The board shall issue the bonds in a cumulative amount not to exceed $1 billion for: (1) maintenance, improvement, repair, and construction projects in or outside Travis County that are administered by or on behalf of a state agency listed in Section 50-g, Article III, Texas Constitution, and authorized by the legislature in accordance with Section 1232.108; or (2) the purchase of needed equipment by or on behalf of such an agency, and authorized by the legislature by the General Appropriations Act or other law. (b) The board shall provide for, issue, and sell the bonds in accordance with Section 50-g, Article III, Texas Constitution, and this chapter. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be invested as provided by this chapter. (c) Proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be spent on an authorized project or for the purchase of needed equipment only in accordance with the legislative appropriation of the proceeds.