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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to |
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provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for |
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brackish water desalination. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (j-1) to read as follows: |
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(j-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (j), the board may provide |
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financial assistance for brackish water desalination to: |
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(1) a county that has a population greater than |
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250,000 and is located: |
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(A) on an international border; and |
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(B) wholly or partly in a management area, as |
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defined by Section 36.001, that does not have a groundwater |
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conservation district that is located inside the county's |
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boundaries; or |
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(2) a nonprofit water supply corporation created and |
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operating under Chapter 67 located in a county described by |
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Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |