86R7446 BRG-F
 
  By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 1983
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the duties of the Texas Water Development Board.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2306.590(d), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  The committee shall:
               (1)  review the progress of colonia water and
  wastewater infrastructure projects managed by the Texas Water
  Development Board and the state agency responsible for
  administering the portion of the federal community development
  block grant nonentitlement program that addresses the
  infrastructure needs of colonias;
               (2)  present an update and make recommendations to the
  board and the Texas Water Development Board annually at a [the]
  joint meeting [required by Section 6.060(d), Water Code,]
  regarding:
                     (A)  efforts to ensure that colonia residents are
  connected to the infrastructure funded by state agencies;
                     (B)  the financial, managerial, and technical
  capabilities of project owners and operators;
                     (C)  the agencies' management of their colonia
  programs and the effectiveness of their policies regarding
  underperforming projects; and
                     (D)  any other issues related to the effect of
  state-managed infrastructure programs on colonia residents;
               (3)  review public comments regarding the colonia needs
  assessment incorporated into the state low income housing plan
  under Section 2306.0721; and
               (4)  based on the public comments reviewed under
  Subdivision (3), recommend to the board new colonia programs or
  improvements to existing colonia programs.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 6.060(d), 16.022, and 17.1245(b), Water
  Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.