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| 1 | 1 | 89R13221 ANG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Raymond H.B. No. 3898 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to | |
| 10 | 10 | provide financial assistance to certain counties for brackish water | |
| 11 | 11 | desalination. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding | |
| 14 | 14 | Subsection (j-1) to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (j-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (j), the board may provide | |
| 16 | 16 | financial assistance for brackish water desalination to a county | |
| 17 | 17 | with a population greater than 250,000 located: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) on an international border; and | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) wholly or partly in a management area, as defined | |
| 20 | 20 | by Section 36.001, that does not have a groundwater conservation | |
| 21 | 21 | district that is located inside the county's boundaries. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |