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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain political subdivisions to |
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receive certain financial assistance administered by the Texas |
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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 15.001, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subdivision (14) to read as follows: |
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(14) "Rural political subdivision" means: |
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(A) a nonprofit water supply or sewer service |
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corporation, district, or municipality that: |
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(i) has a service area with a population of |
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10,000 or less no part of which is located in an urban area as |
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defined by the United States Bureau of the Census; or |
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(ii) otherwise qualifies for financing from |
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a federal agency; or |
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(B) a county in which no urban area has a |
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population of more than 50,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 17.001, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subdivision (26) to read as follows: |
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(26) "Rural political subdivision" means: |
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(A) a nonprofit water supply or sewer service |
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corporation, district, or municipality that: |
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(i) has a service area with a population of |
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10,000 or less no part of which is located in an urban area as |
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defined by the United States Bureau of the Census; or |
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(ii) otherwise qualifies for financing from |
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a federal agency; or |
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(B) a county in which no urban area has a |
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population of more than 50,000. |
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SECTION 3. Section 17.9615(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board may direct the comptroller to transfer amounts |
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from the financial assistance account to the rural water assistance |
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fund to provide financial assistance to rural political |
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subdivisions under this subchapter for the purposes provided in |
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Section 15.994. |
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SECTION 4. Section 15.992(4), Water Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |