SB 789

relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs
of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 5.124(f), Water Code, is amended to read
(f)  A grant may be made by direct award only if:
(1)  the executive director determines that:
(A)  selection of recipients by the solicitation
of proposals or applications is not feasible; and
(B)  awarding the grant directly is in the best
(2)  eligibility for the grant is limited to:
(A)  an agency or political subdivision of this
(B)  a state institution of higher learning of
this state or of another state, including any part or service of the
(C)  an agency of the United States; or
(D)  a nonprofit organization and the grant is
awarded for the purpose of funding projects implementing a
comprehensive conservation and management plan under the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.) for a
national estuary located in this state; or
(3)  the grant is awarded to a person established or
authorized to develop or implement a comprehensive conservation and
management plan under Section 320, Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1330), for a national estuary in this state.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.