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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the Texas Water Development Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.590(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The committee shall: |
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(1) review the progress of colonia water and |
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wastewater infrastructure projects managed by the Texas Water |
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Development Board and the state agency responsible for |
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administering the portion of the federal community development |
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block grant nonentitlement program that addresses the |
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infrastructure needs of colonias; |
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(2) present an update and make recommendations to the |
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board and the Texas Water Development Board annually at a [the] |
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joint meeting [required by Section 6.060(d), Water Code,] |
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regarding: |
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(A) efforts to ensure that colonia residents are |
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connected to the infrastructure funded by state agencies; |
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(B) the financial, managerial, and technical |
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capabilities of project owners and operators; |
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(C) the agencies' management of their colonia |
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programs and the effectiveness of their policies regarding |
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underperforming projects; and |
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(D) any other issues related to the effect of |
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state-managed infrastructure programs on colonia residents; |
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(3) review public comments regarding the colonia needs |
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assessment incorporated into the state low income housing plan |
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under Section 2306.0721; and |
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(4) based on the public comments reviewed under |
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Subdivision (3), recommend to the board new colonia programs or |
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improvements to existing colonia programs. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 6.060(d), 16.022, and 17.1245(b), Water |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |