88R13157 ANG-D
By: Kitzman H.B. No. 5016
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment and administration of the Water
Technical Assistance Consortium by the Texas Water Development
Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 2, Water Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 9 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9. WATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSORTIUM
Sec. 9.0101. WATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSORTIUM. (a)
In this section, "consortium" means the Water Technical Assistance
Consortium.
(b) The board shall establish and administer the Water
Technical Assistance Consortium. The consortium is subject to
review under Chapter 325, Government Code, in the same manner and at
the same time as the board under Section 6.013.
(c) The consortium is composed of representatives from:
(1) the board;
(2) the commission;
(3) the United States Department of Agriculture;
(4) the Texas Rural Water Association;
(5) counties, including at least one representative
from a county with a population of 100,000 or less;
(6) providers of technical assistance; and
(7) corporate and philanthropic interests.
(d) The consortium shall meet at least once a year to:
(1) assess ongoing efforts to develop and expand the
provision of technical assistance regarding water infrastructure
and water supply in the state; and
(2) make recommendations to the board to facilitate
the development and expansion of the state's water technical
assistance capacity with an emphasis on the provision of water
technical assistance regarding water infrastructure and water
supply to small, rural, or disadvantaged communities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.