Bill Text: TX SB1501 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the allocation of state revenue used to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Referred to Natural Resources [SB1501 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1501-Introduced.html
83R10675 SMH-D | ||
By: Rodriguez | S.B. No. 1501 |
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relating to the allocation of state revenue used to provide | ||
financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply | ||
projects. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subsection (k-1) to read as follows: | ||
(k-1) Notwithstanding any other law, in providing financial | ||
assistance in a state fiscal biennium to political subdivisions | ||
under the subchapters listed in Subsection (j) for water supply | ||
projects, the board must: | ||
(1) allocate at least one-third of the total amount | ||
allocated under those subchapters for that purpose for water | ||
conservation or reuse projects; and | ||
(2) allocate at least one-half of the amount allocated | ||
under Subdivision (1) for projects designed to improve efficiency | ||
in the use of water. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |