88R4166 KBB-F
By: Springer S.B. No. 469
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain political subdivisions to
receive certain financial assistance administered by the Texas
Water Development Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.001, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subdivision (14) to read as follows:
(14) "Rural political subdivision" means:
(A) a nonprofit water supply or sewer service
corporation, district, or municipality that:
(i) has a service area with a population of
10,000 or less no part of which is located in an urban area as
defined by the United States Bureau of the Census; or
(ii) otherwise qualifies for financing from
a federal agency; or
(B) a county in which no urban area has a
population of more than 50,000.
SECTION 2. Section 17.001, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subdivision (26) to read as follows:
(26) "Rural political subdivision" means:
(A) a nonprofit water supply or sewer service
corporation, district, or municipality that:
(i) has a service area with a population of
10,000 or less no part of which is located in an urban area as
defined by the United States Bureau of the Census; or
(ii) otherwise qualifies for financing from
a federal agency; or
(B) a county in which no urban area has a
population of more than 50,000.
SECTION 3. Section 17.9615(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board may direct the comptroller to transfer amounts
from the financial assistance account to the rural water assistance
fund to provide financial assistance to rural political
subdivisions under this subchapter for the purposes provided in
Section 15.994.
SECTION 4. Section 15.992(4), Water Code, is repealed.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.