S.B. No. 1890
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
grant [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, is amended 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
grant and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does
not apply to a contract under this subchapter.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1890 passed the Senate on
April 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1890 passed the House on
May 8, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 18, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor