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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of state revenue used to provide |
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financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply |
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projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (k-1) to read as follows: |
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(k-1) Notwithstanding any other law, in providing financial |
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assistance in a state fiscal biennium to political subdivisions |
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under the subchapters listed in Subsection (j) for water supply |
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projects, the board must: |
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(1) allocate at least one-third of the total amount |
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allocated under those subchapters for that purpose for water |
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conservation or reuse projects; and |
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(2) allocate at least one-half of the amount allocated |
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under Subdivision (1) for projects designed to improve efficiency |
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in the use of water. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |