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Senate Bill 1371 |
Senate Author: Lucio |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Lucio III |
Previous law allowed only nonprofit organizations that met certain statutory criteria to be eligible for funding under the colonia self-help program. Senate Bill 1371 amends the Water Code to revise the eligibility criteria to include a larger pool of nonprofit organizations and to include political subdivisions. The bill authorizes the Texas Water Development Board to make an advance of grant funds not exceeding 10 percent of the total amount of the grant to a retail public utility that has made certain commitments to the self-help project, subject to board terms.
Current law establishes that a "colonia" for purposes of this program consists of 11 or more dwellings. Senate Bill 1371 authorizes the board to determine that a colonia consists of fewer dwellings under certain circumstances.