relating to financial assistance provided and programs
administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 10.010, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 10.010. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL. The council
shall:
(1) monitor trends in water conservation
implementation;
(2) monitor new technologies for possible inclusion by
the board as best management practices in the best management
practices guide developed by the water conservation implementation
task force under Chapter 109, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2003;
(3) monitor the effectiveness of the statewide water
[conservation] public awareness program developed under Section
16.026 [16.401] and associated local involvement in implementation
of the program;
(4) develop and implement a state water management
resource library;
(5) develop and implement a public recognition program
for water conservation;
(6) monitor the implementation of water conservation
strategies by water users included in regional water plans; and
(7) monitor target and goal guidelines for water
conservation to be considered by the board and commission.
SECTION 2. Chapter 15, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter C-1 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C-1. NEW WATER SUPPLY FOR TEXAS FUND
Sec.15.151.DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "fund" means
the new water supply for Texas fund.
Sec.15.152.FUND. (a) The new water supply for Texas fund
is a special fund in the state treasury administered by the board.
The fund consists of:
(1)money appropriated for transfer or deposit to the
credit of the fund;
(2)money the board transfers to the fund from any
available source;
(3)depository interest allocable to the fund and
other investment returns on money in the fund;
(4)money from gifts, grants, or donations to the
fund; and
(5)any other fees or sources of revenue that the
legislature may dedicate for deposit to the fund.
(b)The fund is exempt from the application of Section
403.095, Government Code.
Sec.15.153.USE OF FUND. (a) The board by rule shall
undertake to finance projects through the fund that will lead to
seven million acre-feet of new water supplies by December 31, 2033.
(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)the development of infrastructure to
transport water that is 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.
(c)The fund may be used for any purpose described by
Statutes affected: Introduced: Water Code 15.994, Water Code 16.0121, Water Code 16.4021 (Water Code 16, Water Code 15) Senate Committee Report: Water Code 15.994, Water Code 16.0121, Water Code 16.4021 (Water Code 16, Water Code 15) Engrossed: Water Code 15.994, Water Code 16.0121, Water Code 16.4021 (Water Code 16, Water Code 15) House Committee Report: Water Code 10.010, Water Code 15.438, Water Code 15.472, Water Code 15.474, Water Code 15.994, Water Code 16.0121, Water Code 16.4021 (Water Code 16, Water Code 10, Water Code 15) Enrolled: Water Code 10.010, Water Code 15.438, Water Code 15.472, Water Code 15.474, Water Code 15.994, Water Code 16.0121, Water Code 16.4021 (Water Code 16, Water Code 10, Water Code 15)