By: Walle H.B. No. 4036 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 15.008, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 15.008. GRANT STANDARDS. The law regarding uniform grants and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does not apply to a contract under Subchapter F, H, I, K, or P, or to a contract relating to an economically distressed area or nonborder colonia under Subchapter C. SECTION 2. Section 16.458, Water Code, to read as follows: Sec. 16.458. APPLICABLE LAW. (a) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, applies to financial assistance made available from the resiliency fund, except that the board may execute contracts as necessary to evidence grant agreements. (b) The law regarding uniform grant and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does not apply to a contract for financial assistance made available from the resiliency fund. SECTION 3. Subchapter J, Chapter 17, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 17.913 to read as follows: Sec. 17.913. GRANT STANDARDS. The law regarding uniform grants and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does not apply to a contract under this subchapter. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.