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78R6357 KEL-D

By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 1836



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of nonborder areas for certain state 
assistance.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2306.581(1), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
		(1)  "Colonia" means a geographic area [located in a 
county some part of which is within 150 miles of the international 
border of this state and] that:
			(A)  has a majority population composed of 
individuals and families of low income and very low income, based on 
the federal Office of Management and Budget poverty index, and 
meets the qualifications of an economically distressed area under 
Section 17.921, Water Code; or
			(B)  has the physical and economic 
characteristics of a colonia, as determined by the department.
	SECTION 2.  Section 15.951(2), Water Code, is amended to 
read as follows:    
		(2)  "Colonia" has the meaning assigned by Section 
2306.581, Government Code [means a geographic area that:
			[(A)  is an economically distressed area as 
defined by Section 17.921;  and
			[(B)  is located in a county any part of which is 
within 50 miles of an international border].
	SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only 
to an application for assistance that is filed on or after the 
effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.