1. (a) District bonds, including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien on physical property of the district and all franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all rights appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:

   1. (1) sell the property for payment of the debt;
   2. (2) operate the property; and
   3. (3) take other action to further secure the bonds.

2. (b) The deed of trust may:

   1. (1) contain any provision the board prescribes to secure the bonds and preserve the trust estate;
   2. (2) provide for amendment or modification of the deed of trust; and
   3. (3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds.

3. (c) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust is:

   1. (1) the owner of the dam or dams and the other property and facilities purchased; and
   2. (2) entitled to maintain and operate the property and facilities.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2019.