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Floor Packet Page No. 215
Amend CSSB 1 as follows:
(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Water Development Board (page XI-69), add the following appropriately
numbered rider:
___. Contingent Appropriation: Economically Distressed
Areas in Harris County and Fort Bend County. (a) Contingent on the
enactment and becoming law of HB 467 or similar legislation of the
79th Legislature, Regular Session, that qualifies Harris County and
Fort Bend County for the economically distressed areas program, the
sum of $15,100,000, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated
by this Act, is appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund to the
Texas Water Development Board for the state fiscal biennium
beginning September 1, 2005, to be used as follows:
(1) $15,000,000 to be transferred to the economically
distressed areas program account to be used by the Texas Water
Development Board to provide financial assistance to political
subdivisions in Harris County and Fort Bend County; and
(2) $50,000 in each year of the biennium to support one
additional full-time equivalent employee of the Texas Water
Development Board to administer the economically distressed areas
program.
(b) The number of full-time equivalent employee positions
otherwise authorized by this Act for the Texas Water Development
Board is increased by one for each fiscal year of the state fiscal
biennium beginning September 1, 2005, as provided by Subsection
(a)(2) of this rider.
(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) accordingly.