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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 counties for brackish water |
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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 a county |
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with a population greater than 250,000 located: |
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(1) on an international border; and |
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(2) wholly or partly in a management area, as defined |
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by Section 36.001, that does not have a groundwater conservation |
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district that is located inside the county's boundaries. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |