Bill Text: TX SB7 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2025-06-20 - See remarks for effective date [SB7 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SB7-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 7

AN ACT
relating to the oversight and financing of certain water
infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water
Development Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
ARTICLE 1. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
SECTION 1.01. Chapter 6, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter H to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H. WATER SUPPLY CONVEYANCE COORDINATION
Sec. 6.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "project"
means a water supply development, treatment, or conveyance project
eligible to receive financial assistance from the board.
Sec. 6.302. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARD. (a) Subject to
legislative appropriation, the board shall:
(1) for the development of infrastructure to transport
water that is made available by a project, facilitate joint
planning and coordination between project sponsors, governmental
entities, utilities, common carriers, and other entities, as
applicable, to reduce the necessity of exercising the power of
eminent domain to obtain interests in real property by using
existing transportation and utility easements;
(2) facilitate the development of guidance and best
practices for the standardization of the specifications,
materials, and components used to design and construct
infrastructure to transport water;
(3) facilitate the development of standards and
guidance to ensure potential interconnectivity and
interoperability between different systems developed to transport
water from different projects;
(4) facilitate the development of mechanical and
technical standards for the integration of water that is made
available by a project into a water supply system or into
infrastructure to transport water that is made available by a
project, as applicable; and
(5) take other action the board determines necessary
to facilitate interconnectivity and interoperability between
different infrastructure developed to transport water from
different projects.
(b) When developing guidance and best practices under
Subsection (a)(2), the board shall, if practicable, recommend
building excess capacity into infrastructure to transport water to
facilitate the transportation of additional water supplies that are
developed after the initial construction of the infrastructure.
Sec. 6.303. USE OF PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES
AUTHORIZED. (a) The board may procure professional and consulting
services to achieve a purpose described by Section 6.302.
(b) Chapter 2254, Government Code, applies to the
procurement of professional and consulting services by the board.
Sec. 6.304. FORMATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED. The
board may convene one or more ad hoc committees composed of
representatives of current or potential project sponsors, the Texas
Department of Transportation, river authorities, retail public
utilities, electric utilities, counties, municipalities, special
purpose districts, common carriers, and other entities considered
appropriate by the board to advise and assist the board in
fulfilling any purpose described by Section 6.302, including in
drafting any guidance or best practices described by that section.
Sec. 6.305. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES FROM TEXAS WATER FUND
ADMINISTRATIVE FUND. Pursuant to Section 15.504(f), the board
shall pay from the Texas water fund administrative fund established
under Section 15.508:
(1) the necessary and reasonable administrative
expenses, including staffing expenses, incurred in administering
its responsibilities under this subchapter; and
(2) the necessary and reasonable expenses for the
procurement of professional and consulting services under Section
6.303.
SECTION 1.02. Section 11.036, Water Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) This section does not apply to a transfer of water or
water rights originating from outside this state under Section
15.703(a)(6) to any person having the right to acquire use of the
water.
SECTION 1.03. Section 15.153, Water Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(b) The fund may be used to:
(1) provide financial assistance to political
subdivisions to develop water supply projects that create new water
sources for the state, including:
(A) desalination projects, including marine and
brackish water desalination;
(B) produced water treatment projects, other
than projects that are only for purposes of oil and gas exploration;
(C) aquifer storage and recovery projects; [and]
(D) water and wastewater reuse projects;
(E) acquisition of water or water rights
originating from outside this state;
(F) reservoir projects for which:
(i) the required land has already been
acquired;
(ii) a permit for the discharge of dredged
or fill material has been issued by the United States Secretary of
the Army under Section 404, Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. Section 1344); and
(iii) a permit for the storage, taking, or
diversion of state water has been issued by the commission under
Section 11.121; and
(G) the development of infrastructure to
transport water or integrate water into a water supply system,
other than groundwater produced from a well in this state [water]
that is not part of [made available by] a project described by this
subdivision;
(2) make transfers from the fund:
(A) to the state water implementation fund for
Texas established under Subchapter G or the Texas Water Development
Fund II established under Subchapter L, Chapter 17; and
(B) for a purpose described by Subdivision (1);
[and]
(3) make transfers from the fund to the water bank
account established under Section 15.707; and
(4) make transfers from the fund:
(A) to the Texas Water Development Fund II state
participation account established under Section 17.957; and
(B) for a purpose described by Subdivision (1).
(e) Money from the fund may be used to acquire another
person's right acquired or authorized in accordance with state law
to impound, divert, or use state water only by a water supply
contract or a lease of that right from its owner.
SECTION 1.04. Effective September 1, 2027, Section 15.153,
Water Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) For purposes of Section 7-e(c), Article VIII, Texas
Constitution, groundwater is considered brackish if, at the time of
production from a well, the groundwater had a total dissolved
solids concentration of not less than 3,000 milligrams per liter.
SECTION 1.05. Sections 15.502(b) and (e), Water Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(b) The board may use the fund only to transfer money to:
(1) the water assistance fund established under
Subchapter B;
(2) the new water supply for Texas fund established
under Subchapter C-1;
(3) the state water implementation fund for Texas
established under Subchapter G;
(4) the state water implementation revenue fund for
Texas established under Subchapter H;
(4-a) the Texas water fund administrative fund
established under Section 15.508;
(4-b) the flood infrastructure fund established under
Subchapter I;
(5) a revolving fund established under Subchapter J;
(6) the rural water assistance fund established under
Subchapter R;
(7) the statewide water public awareness account
established under Section 16.027;
(8) the Texas Water Development Fund II water
financial assistance account established under Section 17.959;
[and]
(8-a) the Texas Water Development Fund II economically
distressed areas program account established under Section 17.958;
(9) the Texas Water Development Fund II state
participation account established under Section 17.957; and
(10) the agricultural water conservation fund
established under Section 50-d, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(e) The fund consists of:
(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of
the fund by law, including:
(A) money appropriated by the legislature
directly to the fund; and
(B) money from any source transferred or
deposited to the credit of the fund as authorized by law;
(2) any other revenue that the legislature by statute
dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;
(3) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts
credited to the fund;
(4) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the
fund; and
(5) money returned from any authorized transfer.
SECTION 1.06. Effective September 1, 2027, Section
15.502(e), Water Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The fund consists of:
(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of
the fund by law, including:
(A) money transferred or deposited to the credit
of the fund as provided by Section 7-e, Article VIII, Texas
Constitution;
(B) money appropriated by the legislature
directly to the fund; and
(C) money from any source transferred or
deposited to the credit of the fund as authorized by law;
(2) any other revenue that the legislature by statute
dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;
(3) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts
credited to the fund;
(4) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the
fund; and
(5) money returned from any authorized transfer.
SECTION 1.07. Section 15.504, Water Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (b), (c), and (f) and adding Subsection (f-1)
to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f) and other than
money transferred to the state water implementation fund for Texas
established under Subchapter G, the [The] board may not transfer
money to a fund or account described by Section 15.502(b) until the
application for the project for which the money is to be used has
been approved.
(c) The board shall ensure that a portion of the money
transferred from the fund is used for:
(1) water and wastewater infrastructure projects,
including projects to rehabilitate or replace deficient or
deteriorating infrastructure, prioritized by risk or need for
financial assistance, including grants, for:
(A) rural political subdivisions; and
(B) municipalities with a population of less than
150,000;
(2) projects for which all required state or federal
permitting has been substantially completed, as determined by the
board;
(3) the statewide water public awareness program
established under Section 16.026;
(4) water conservation strategies; [and]
(5) water loss mitigation projects; and
(6) technical assistance for applicants in obtaining
and using financial assistance from funds and accounts administered
by the board.
(f) In each state fiscal year, the [The] board may transfer
not more than two percent of the money deposited to the credit of
the fund in that state fiscal year to the Texas water fund
administrative fund established under Section 15.508 [use the fund]
to pay or reimburse the board for the necessary and reasonable
expenses of the board in administering the fund as provided by
Section 15.508(c) [not to exceed two percent].
(f-1) The board may enter into an agreement with the
commission to pay from the Texas water fund administrative fund
established under Section 15.508 the necessary and reasonable
staffing expenses, not to exceed $2 million, incurred by the
commission on or before August 31, 2027, for the review of permit
applications for water supply projects receiving financial
assistance from the fund. This subsection expires September 1,
2028.
SECTION 1.08. Section 15.505, Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 15.505. TRANSFER OF MONEY. (a) Notwithstanding any
other law:
(1) the board may[:
[(A)] transfer money from the fund into any other
fund or account described by Section 15.502(b); and
[(B) restore to the fund money transferred from
the fund and deposited to the credit of a fund or account described
by Section 15.502(b); and]
(2) a fund or account described by Section 15.502(b)
may accept a transfer of money made under this subchapter.
(b) The board may not restore to the fund money transferred
from the fund and deposited to the credit of a fund or account
described by Section 15.502(b).
SECTION 1.09. Effective September 1, 2027, Section 15.505,
Water Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as
follows:
(c) Of the amount of money deposited to the credit of the
Texas water fund under Section 7-e, Article VIII, Texas
Constitution, before September 1, 2047, the administrator of the
fund shall allocate not less than 50 percent to be used only for
transfer to either or both of the following funds:
(1) the new water supply for Texas fund established
under Subchapter C-1; or
(2) the state water implementation fund for Texas
established under Subchapter G.
(d) This subsection and Subsection (c) expire August 31,
2047.
SECTION 1.10. Subchapter H-1, Chapter 15, Water Code, is
amended by adding Section 15.508 to read as follows:
Sec. 15.508. ADMINISTRATIVE FUND. (a) The Texas water fund
administrative fund is a fund outside the general revenue fund
administered by the board and established for the payment of or
reimbursement of the board for the expenses incurred by the board in
administering the Texas water fund.
(b) The Texas water fund administrative fund consists of:
(1) money appropriated to the board for deposit to the
credit of the administrative fund;
(2) money transferred by the board to the
administrative fund under Section 15.504(f) or other law; and
(3) depository interest allocable to the
administrative fund.
(c) Pursuant to Section 15.504(f), the board may pay from
the Texas water fund administrative fund necessary and reasonable
expenses of the board in administering the Texas water fund,
including:
(1) staffing expenses incurred in administering its
responsibilities for providing grants, loans, financial
assistance, and technical assistance and procuring professional
and consulting services through and for all funds eligible to
receive transfers from the Texas water fund;
(2) carrying out responsibilities under Subchapter H,
Chapter 6; and
(3) any purposes for which money is appropriated by
the legislature from the Texas water fund administrative fund
related to the Texas water fund and all funds eligible to receive
transfers from the Texas water fund.
SECTION 1.11. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Water Code, is
amended by adding Section 16.0123 to read as follows:
Sec. 16.0123. INTERIM STUDY OF INCORPORATION OF WASTEWATER
PLANNING INTO STATE WATER PLANNING PROCESS. (a) Using existing
resources, the executive administrator shall conduct a study to
determine:
(1) the feasibility and practicability of
incorporating planning for the development of infrastructure to
meet the state's current and future wastewater treatment needs into
the process used to produce each state water plan under Section
16.051, beginning with the five-year state water planning period
ending January 5, 2032; and
(2) the statutory changes necessary to facilitate the
incorporation of the wastewater treatment planning described by
Subdivision (1) into the process used to produce each state water
plan under Section 16.051, beginning with the five-year state water
planning period ending January 5, 2032.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2026, the executive
administrator shall provide a report of the study's findings to:
(1) the governor;
(2) the lieutenant governor;
(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;
(4) each member of the Texas Water Fund Advisory
Committee established under Section 15.009; and
(5) each member of the standing committees of the
senate and the house of representatives having primary jurisdiction
over water resources.
(c) This section expires May 31, 2027.
SECTION 1.12. Section 15.703(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board may take all actions necessary to operate the
water bank and to facilitate the transfer of water rights from the
water bank for future beneficial use, including but not limited to:
(1) negotiating a sale price and terms acceptable to
the depositor and purchaser;
(2) maintaining a registry of water bank deposits and
those water users in need of additional supplies;
(3) informing water users in need of additional supply
of water rights available in the bank;
(4) encouraging water right holders to implement water
conservation practices and deposit the right to use the conserved
water into the bank;
(5) establishing requirements for deposit of a water
right into the water bank, including minimum terms for deposit;
(6) purchasing, holding, and transferring water or
water rights in its own name, including purchasing, holding, and
transferring water or water rights originating from outside this
state for the purpose of providing water for the use or benefit of
this state;
(7) establishing regional water banks;
(8) acting as a clearinghouse for water marketing
information, including water availability, pricing of water
transactions, environmental considerations, and potential buyers
and sellers of water rights;
(9) preparing and publishing a manual on structuring
water transactions;
(10) accepting and holding donations of water rights
to meet instream, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, or bay
and estuary inflow needs;
(11) entering into contracts with persons to pay for
feasibility studies or the preparation of plans and specifications
relating to water conservation efforts or to estimate the amount of
water that would be saved through conservation efforts; and
(12) other actions to facilitate water transactions.
SECTION 1.13. Section 16.131(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board may use the state participation account of the
development fund to encourage optimum regional and interregional
development of projects, including the design, acquisition, lease,
construction, reconstruction, development, or enlargement in whole
or part of:
(1) reservoirs and storm water retention basins for
water supply, flood protection, and groundwater recharge;
(2) facilities for the transmission and treatment of
water;
(3) treatment works as defined by Section 17.001;
[and]
(4) interregional water supply projects selected
under Section 16.145; and
(5) projects described by Section 15.153(b)(1).
SECTION 1.14. Section 17.0112(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board may issue not more than $100 [$25] million in
bonds [dedicated under Section 17.0111 of this code and may issue
not more than $50 million in bonds] authorized under Article III,
Texas Constitution, during a fiscal year to provide financial
assistance for water supply and sewer services as provided under
Subchapter K of this chapter.
SECTION 1.15. Section 17.933(c), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The total amount of financial assistance provided by the
board to political subdivisions under this subchapter from
state-issued bonds for which repayment is not required may not
exceed at any time 90 [70] percent of the total principal amount of
issued and unissued bonds authorized under Article III of the Texas
Constitution, for purposes of this subchapter plus outstanding
interest on those bonds.
SECTION 1.16. The following provisions of the Water Code
are repealed:
(1) Section 16.131(c); and
(2) Section 16.146(h).
ARTICLE 2. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
SECTION 2.01. Section 15.431(1), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(1) "Advisory committee" means the [State Water
Implementation Fund for] Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee.
SECTION 2.02. Section 15.438, Water Code, is transferred to
Subchapter A, Chapter 15, Water Code, redesignated as Section
15.009, Water Code, and amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15.009 [15.438]. TEXAS WATER FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) The [State Water Implementation Fund for] Texas Water Fund
Advisory Committee is composed of the following eight [seven]
members:
(1) the comptroller, or a person designated by the
comptroller;
(2) the director of the Texas Division of Emergency
Management or the successor in function to that entity, or a person
designated by that person;
(3) the chair of the committee of the senate having
primary jurisdiction over water resources;
(4) the chair of the committee of the house of
representatives having primary jurisdiction over water resources;
(5) two [three] members of the senate appointed by the
lieutenant governor, including at least one[:
[(A) a] member of the committee of the senate
having primary jurisdiction over matters relating to finance; and
(6) two [and
[(B) the chair of the committee of the senate
having primary jurisdiction over water resources; and
[(3) three] members of the house of representatives
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, including
at least one[:
[(A) a] member of the committee of the house of
representatives having primary jurisdiction over appropriations[;
and
[(B) the chair of the committee of the house of
representatives having primary jurisdiction over water resources].
(b) The board [following persons] shall designate agency
personnel to serve as staff support for the advisory committee[:
[(1) the deputy executive administrator of the board
who is responsible for water science and conservation or a person
who holds an equivalent position at the agency, or a person
designated by that person;
[(2) the deputy executive administrator of the board
who is responsible for water resources planning and information or
a person who holds an equivalent position at the agency, or a person
designated by that person; and
[(3) the chief financial officer of the board, or a
person who holds an equivalent position at the agency].
(c) A [An appointed] member of the advisory committee
designated under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) or appointed under
Subsection (a)(5) or (6) serves at the will of the person who
designated or appointed the member.
(d) The members of the advisory committee described by
Subsections (a)(3) and (4) serve as [lieutenant governor shall
appoint a] co-presiding officers [officer] of the [advisory]
committee [from among the members appointed by the lieutenant
governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall
appoint a co-presiding officer of the committee from among the
members appointed by the speaker].
(e) The advisory committee may hold public hearings, formal
meetings, or work sessions. Either co-presiding officer of the
advisory committee may call a public hearing, formal meeting, or
work session of the advisory committee at any time. The advisory
committee may not take formal action at a public hearing, formal
meeting, or work session unless a quorum of the committee is
present.
(f) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a
member of the advisory committee is not entitled to receive
compensation for service on the committee or reimbursement for
expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as a member
of the committee. Service on the advisory committee by a member of
the senate or house of representatives is considered legislative
service for which the member is entitled to reimbursement and other
benefits in the same manner and to the same extent as for other
legislative service.
(g) The advisory committee may [shall] submit comments and
recommendations to the board regarding the use of money in:
(1) the state water implementation fund for Texas
established under Subchapter G [fund] for use by the board in
adopting rules under Section 15.439 and in adopting policies and
procedures under Section 15.441;
(2) the Texas water fund established under Subchapter
H-1 for use by the board in adopting rules under Section 15.507;
(3) the flood infrastructure fund established under
Subchapter I for use by the board in adopting rules under Section
15.537; and
(4) the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund
established under Section 16.452 for use by the board in adopting
rules under Section 16.460. [The submission must include:
[(1) comments and recommendations on rulemaking
related to the prioritization of projects in regional water plans
and the state water plan in accordance with Section 15.437;
[(2) comments and recommendations on rulemaking
related to establishing standards for determining whether projects
meet the criteria provided by Section 15.434(b);
[(3) an evaluation of the available programs for
providing financing for projects included in the state water plan
and guidelines for implementing those programs, including
guidelines for providing financing for projects included in the
state water plan that are authorized under Subchapter Q or R of this
chapter, Subchapter E or F, Chapter 16, or Subchapter J, Chapter 17;
[(4) an evaluation of the lending practices of the
board and guidelines for lending standards;
[(5) an evaluation of the use of funds by the board to
provide support for financial assistance for water projects,
including support for the purposes described by Section 15.435(c);
[(6) an evaluation of whether premium financing
programs should be established within the funds described by
Section 15.435 to serve the purposes of this subchapter, especially
in connection with projects described by Section 15.434(b);
[(7) an evaluation of methods for encouraging
participation in the procurement process by companies domiciled in
this state or that employ a significant number of residents of this
state; and
[(8) an evaluation of the overall operation, function,
and structure of the fund.]
(h) The advisory committee shall review the overall
operation, function, and structure of each fund listed in
Subsection (g) [the fund] at least semiannually [and may provide
comments and recommendations to the board on any matter].
(i) The advisory committee may:
(1) provide comments and recommendations to the board
on any matter;
(2) review the overall operation, function, and
structure of any fund established under this chapter or Chapter 16
that is not listed in Subsection (g); and
(3) adopt rules, procedures, and policies as needed to
administer this section and implement its responsibilities.
(j) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the
size, composition, or duration of the advisory committee.
(k) The advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). [Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the advisory committee is abolished
and this section expires September 1, 2035.]
(l) The advisory committee may [shall] make recommendations
to the board regarding information to be posted on the board's
Internet website relating to the funds listed in Subsection (g)
[under Section 15.440(b)].
(m) The advisory committee shall evaluate and may provide
comments or recommendations on the feasibility of the state owning,
constructing, and operating water supply projects, including
reservoirs and major water supply conveyance infrastructure,
through existing financial assistance programs under Subchapter E
of this chapter, Subchapter E or F, Chapter 16, or other mechanisms.
(n) The executive administrator shall provide an annual
report to the advisory committee on:
(1) the board's compliance with statewide annual goals
relating to historically underutilized businesses; and
(2) the participation level of historically
underutilized businesses in projects that receive funding related
to a bond enhancement agreement under Subchapter G [this
subchapter].
(o) If the aggregate level of participation by historically
underutilized businesses in projects that receive funding related
to a bond enhancement agreement under Subchapter G [this
subchapter] does not meet statewide annual goals adopted under
Chapter 2161, Government Code, the advisory committee shall make
recommendations to the board to improve the participation level.
(p) Notwithstanding Section 552.008, Government Code, the
advisory committee may access all records that relate to the
administration of the funds described in this section that are
maintained by any entity under contract with the board.
(q) The board, by providing information under this section
that is confidential or otherwise excepted from required disclosure
under law, does not waive or affect the confidentiality of the
information for purposes of state or federal law or waive the right
to assert exceptions to required disclosure of the information in
the future. The board may require the requesting individual member
of the advisory committee, the requesting advisory committee, or
the members or employees of the advisory committee who will view,
handle, or retain information that is received under this section
and that is confidential under law to sign a confidentiality
agreement that covers the information and requires that the
information:
(1) not be disclosed to anyone but other members of the
advisory committee;
(2) not be disclosed to another member of the advisory
committee for purposes other than the purpose for which it was
received;
(3) be labeled as confidential;
(4) be kept securely; and
(5) be controlled, such that all copies of the
information or notes taken from the information that implicate the
confidential nature of the information that are not destroyed or
returned to the board remain confidential and subject to the
confidentiality agreement.
SECTION 2.03. The following provisions of the Water Code
are repealed:
(1) Section 15.506;
(2) Section 15.540;
(3) Section 16.451(1); and
(4) Section 16.456.
ARTICLE 3. PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SECTION 3.01. Subchapter D, Chapter 6, Water Code, is
amended by adding Section 6.116 to read as follows:
Sec. 6.116. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REPORTING. (a) The
board shall develop and maintain on its Internet website a publicly
available tool by which a person may obtain information regarding:
(1) state progress toward meeting future water supply
needs, including the extent to which water management strategies
and projects implemented after the adoption of the preceding state
water plan have affected that progress;
(2) water supply projects included in the most
recently approved state water plan that received commitments of
financial assistance from the board in the preceding year;
(3) the board's commitments of financial assistance
for water supply projects, by program;
(4) the net amount of water projected to be developed,
conserved, or reclaimed through projects that receive financial
assistance from the board;
(5) the board's progress toward providing financial
assistance to utilities that have water losses that meet or exceed
the threshold established by rule under Section 16.0121;
(6) the transfer of money from the Texas water fund to
other eligible board-administered funds in the preceding year;
(7) the total estimated statewide costs of water,
wastewater, and flood infrastructure needs and the estimated amount
of state financial assistance required to address those needs; and
(8) the state's progress in closing the gap between
total statewide water infrastructure needs and the state financial
assistance required to meet those needs.
(b) The board shall update the information required to be
maintained under Subsection (a) as appropriate.
ARTICLE 4. EFFECTIVE DATES
SECTION 4.01. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this
Act, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
(b) Section 1.06 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2027,
but only if the constitutional amendment proposed by H.J.R. 7, 89th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, is approved by the voters. If
that amendment is not approved by the voters, Section 1.06 of this
Act has no effect.
(c) The sections of this Act adding Sections 15.153(f) and
15.505(c) and (d), Water Code, take effect September 1, 2027, but
only if the constitutional amendment proposed by H.J.R. 7, 89th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, is approved by the voters. If
that amendment is not approved by the voters, those sections of this
Act have no effect.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 7 passed the Senate on
April 2, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 30, 2025, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 7 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136,
Nays 0, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor