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