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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract |
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management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board |
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programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.008, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 15.008. GRANT STANDARDS. The law regarding uniform |
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grant [grants] and contract management, Chapter 783, Government |
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Code, does not apply to a contract under Subchapter F, H, I, K, or P, |
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or to a contract relating to an economically distressed area or |
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nonborder colonia under Subchapter C. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.458, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 16.458. APPLICABLE LAW. (a) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, |
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applies to financial assistance made available from the resiliency |
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fund, except that the board may execute contracts as necessary to |
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evidence grant agreements. |
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(b) The law regarding uniform grant and contract |
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management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does not apply to a |
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contract for financial assistance made available from the |
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resiliency fund. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter J, Chapter 17, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 17.913 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17.913. GRANT STANDARDS. The law regarding uniform |
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grant and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does |
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not apply to a contract under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |