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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment and administration of the Water |
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Technical Assistance Consortium by the Texas Water Development |
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Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 2, Water Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 9 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9. WATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSORTIUM |
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Sec. 9.0101. WATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSORTIUM. (a) |
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In this section, "consortium" means the Water Technical Assistance |
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Consortium. |
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(b) The board shall establish and administer the Water |
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Technical Assistance Consortium. The consortium is subject to |
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review under Chapter 325, Government Code, in the same manner and at |
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the same time as the board under Section 6.013. |
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(c) The consortium is composed of representatives from: |
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(1) the board; |
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(2) the commission; |
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(3) the United States Department of Agriculture; |
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(4) the Texas Rural Water Association; |
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(5) counties, including at least one representative |
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from a county with a population of 100,000 or less; |
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(6) providers of technical assistance; and |
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(7) corporate and philanthropic interests. |
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(d) The consortium shall meet at least once a year to: |
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(1) assess ongoing efforts to develop and expand the |
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provision of technical assistance regarding water infrastructure |
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and water supply in the state; and |
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(2) make recommendations to the board to facilitate |
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the development and expansion of the state's water technical |
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assistance capacity with an emphasis on the provision of water |
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technical assistance regarding water infrastructure and water |
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supply to small, rural, or disadvantaged communities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |