(a) Hospital project costs include costs related to:
(1) the acquisition of land, a right-of-way, an option to purchase land, an easement, or another interest in land related to a hospital project;
(2) the acquisition, construction, repair, renovation, remodeling, or improvement of a structure to be used as or with a hospital project;
(3) site preparation, including demolishing or removing a structure the removal of which is necessary or incident to providing a hospital project;
(4) expenses necessary or incident to planning, providing, or determining the feasibility and practicability of a hospital project, including architectural, engineering, legal, and related services, plans and specifications, studios, surveys, and cost and revenue estimates;
(5) machinery, equipment, furniture, and facilities necessary or incident to the equipping of a hospital project for operation;
(6) financing charges and interest accruing before and during construction, and after completion of construction for not more than two years;
(7) the start-up of a hospital project during construction and after completion of construction for not more than two years;
(8) hospital project financing, including:
(A) legal, accounting, and appraisal fees, expenses, and disbursements;
(B) printing, engraving, and reproduction services; and
(C) an initial or acceptance fee of a trustee or paying agent;
(9) the provision of the hospital project by the issuer, including:
(A) costs incurred directly or indirectly by the issuer;
(B) reimbursement of reasonable sums to the issuer for time spent by its employees in providing the hospital project and its financing; and
(C) the appraisal obtained under § 223.011(d)(2); and
(10) the authorization, preparation, sale, issuance, and delivery of bonds under this chapter, including:
(A) related fees, charges, and expenses;
(B) expenses and costs described by § 223.029(b); and
(C) expenses incurred in carrying out a trust agreement relating to hospital project bonds.
(b) The listing of items of cost in Subsection (a) is not inclusive of all hospital costs.

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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 223.003

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.