Texas § 55.1789 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.

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§ 55.1789 — TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.

Texas § 55.1789

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Sec. 55.1789. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.

(a)In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property and facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the following institutions, not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified, as follows:

(1)Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center:

(A)$60,264,000 for construction of Lubbock education, research, and technology facilities;

(B)$14,256,000 for construc

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Sec. 55.1789. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property and facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the following institutions, not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified, as follows:
(1) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center:
(A) $60,264,000 for construction of Lubbock education, research, and technology facilities;
(B) $14,256,000 for construction of the Permian Basin academic facility; and
(C) $5,715,000 for construction of the Amarillo Panhandle Clinical/Hospital Simulation;
(2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, $75,520,000 for construction of the El Paso Medical Science Building II;
(3) Texas Tech University, $70 million for construction of an experimental sciences high tech interdisciplinary research building; and
(4) Angelo State University, $21,360,000 for construction of a College of Health and Human Services building.
(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas Tech University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.
(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas Tech University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.