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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a statewide water conservation public awareness |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.401, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 16.401. STATEWIDE WATER CONSERVATION PUBLIC AWARENESS |
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PROGRAM. (a) Using funds specifically appropriated for the |
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purpose of the program or other funds available to the agency for |
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that purpose, available federal funds, or other funds received as |
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authorized by Subsection (b), the [The] executive administrator |
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shall develop and implement a statewide water conservation public |
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awareness program to educate residents of this state about water |
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conservation. The program shall take into account the differences |
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in water conservation needs of various geographic regions of the |
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state and shall be designed to complement and support existing |
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local and regional water conservation programs. |
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(b) The executive administrator is authorized to accept |
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grants and donations to develop and implement the program required |
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by Subsection (a)[required to develop and implement the program
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required by Subsection (a) in a state fiscal biennium only if the
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legislature appropriates sufficient money in that biennium
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specifically for that purpose]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |