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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs |
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of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.124(f), Water Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(f) A grant may be made by direct award only if: |
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(1) the executive director determines that: |
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(A) selection of recipients by the solicitation |
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of proposals or applications is not feasible; and |
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(B) awarding the grant directly is in the best |
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interest of the state; |
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(2) eligibility for the grant is limited to: |
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(A) an agency or political subdivision of this |
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state or of another state; |
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(B) a state institution of higher learning of |
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this state or of another state, including any part or service of the |
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institution; [or] |
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(C) an agency of the United States; or |
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(D) a nonprofit organization and the grant is |
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awarded for the purpose of funding projects implementing a |
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comprehensive conservation and management plan under the Federal |
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Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.) for a |
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national estuary located in this state; or |
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(3) the grant is awarded to a person established or |
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authorized to develop or implement a comprehensive conservation and |
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management plan under Section 320, Federal Water Pollution Control |
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Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1330), for a national estuary in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |