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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas |
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Water Development Board for certain projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 17, Water Code, is amended |
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by amending Section 17.121 and adding Section 17.1215 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 17.121. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The water supply |
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account may be used by the board to provide financial assistance, |
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including grants, to political subdivisions for the construction, |
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acquisition, or improvement of water supply projects, including |
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those projects initiated for the sole purpose of conservation as |
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defined in Section 17.001(23)(B) of this code. |
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Sec. 17.1215. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The board may provide |
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grants under this subchapter to a political subdivision, including |
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a drainage district established under Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution, for the construction, acquisition, or |
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improvement of water supply projects, including projects that |
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contain a flood control component. |
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(b) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this |
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section, including rules establishing eligibility requirements for |
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the use of grants provided under this section. Eligibility |
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requirements established under this section may not disqualify a |
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drainage district from receiving a grant because the district does |
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not: |
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(1) have historical data about water use; |
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(2) provide retail water service to consumers; or |
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(3) have a certificate of convenience and necessity |
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under which it provides retail water or wastewater service. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |