- (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the income or revenue of a building described by Section 1473.052(a) may not be used to pay another debt, expense, or obligation of the county until the securities secured by the revenue have been finally paid.
- (b) Each expense of operation and maintenance, including all salaries, labor, materials, interest, improvements, repairs, and extensions necessary to provide efficient service, and each proper item of expense, is a first lien against the building's revenue.
(c) An expense for a repair or extension is a first lien only if the commissioners court finds the repair or extension is necessary to:
- (1) keep the building in operation and provide adequate service; or
- (2) respond to a physical accident or condition that would otherwise impair a security issued under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.