1. (a) Bonds issued under this chapter and any interest coupons are exempt securities under The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code).

2. (b) If the bonds are secured by an agreement by a user to pay to the development corporation amounts sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and any redemption premium on the bonds, the agreement, for the purposes of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code), is a separate security issued to purchasers of the bonds by the user, and not by the corporation. The agreement is exempt from that Act only if:

   1. (1) that Act exempts the agreement; or
   2. (2) the bonds or the payments to be made under the agreement are guaranteed by any person and the guarantee is an exempt security under that Act.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171), Sec. 2.28, eff. January 1, 2022.