81R3488 CLG-D By: Farabee H.B. No. 604 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to projects that may be undertaken by certain development corporations in connection with water conservation programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 505.154, Local Government Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 505.154. PROJECTS RELATED TO WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. For purposes of this chapter, "project" includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for: (1) the development or improvement of water supply facilities, including dams, transmission lines, well field developments, and other water supply alternatives; or (2) the development and institution of water conservation programs, including incentives to install water-saving plumbing fixtures, educational programs, brush control programs, and programs to replace malfunctioning or leaking water lines and other water facilities, and related roads, streets, sewer facilities, and stormwater drainage facilities. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.