Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a fund for groundwater research, science and innovation in Texas

Highlights:

• Specifies that the Groundwater Science, Research, and Innovation Fund consists of (Sec. 1) :

• Money appropriated for transfer or deposit to the credit of the fund;

• Money the board transfers to the fund from any available source;

• Depositary interest allocable to the fund and other investment returns on money in the fund;

• Money from gifts, grants, or donations to the fund; and

• Any other fees or sources of revenue that the legislature may dedicate for deposit to the fund.

• Specifies that the board may use the fund only to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to finance district programs and projects that are designed to (Sec. 1):

• Improve understanding of local groundwater conditions;

• Develop or improve groundwater models relied on for planning and decision-making;

• Improve groundwater use efficiency and increase water conservation efforts;

• Increase groundwater recharge; or

• Protect groundwater quality.

• Specifies that this act takes effect September 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

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