84R11537 AAF-F
 
  By: Lucio S.B. No. 1422
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement
  council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1.01, Chapter 385, Acts of the 78th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended by adding
  Subdivision (4-b) to read as follows:
               (4-b) "Council" means the council established under
  Section 1B.01 of this Act.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 385, Acts of the 78th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2003, is amended by adding Article IB to read as
  follows:
  ARTICLE IB. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
         Sec. 1B.01.  INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. (a) The
  board shall establish an infrastructure improvement council in
  connection with the implementation of infrastructure improvement
  projects within the authority's territory. The board shall appoint
  members of the conference to the council.
         (b)  The council may apply for financial assistance under
  Subchapter G, Chapter 15, Water Code, for the implementation of
  infrastructure improvement projects under this article.
         (c)  The council shall study the viability of each
  infrastructure improvement project requested by council members to
  determine whether an infrastructure improvement project is
  eligible to receive financial assistance from the council.
         (d)  Only members of the council are eligible to receive
  financial assistance from the council for infrastructure
  improvement projects under this article.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.