Amend SB 3 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike page 1, lines 20-22, and substitute the following:
(c) The governor may:
(1) transfer to a state agency any money necessary to carry out the grant program established under this section and the powers and duties established under Subchapter M, Chapter 16, Water Code; and
(2) delegate to a state agency the authority to administer the grant program established under this section, including any authority necessary for that state agency to:
(A) transfer to an appropriate fund or account administered by the state agency any money transferred to the agency under Subdivision (1); and
(B) use money transferred under Subdivision (1) for the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the state agency in administering this section or Subchapter M, Chapter 16, Water Code.
(2) Strike page 4, lines 9-13, and substitute the following:
(j) The board may not approve financial assistance, other than financial assistance for an outdoor warning siren, including assistance described by Section 418.027, Government Code, for a county or municipality until the county or municipality certifies to the board that it is in compliance with this section.
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 16.502(j), Water Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for financial assistance submitted to the Texas Water Development Board on or after the effective date of this Act.