HB3383 - Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an interlocal contract with certain governmental entities to participate in water research or planning activities.

  89R4807 JBD-F     By: Canales H.B. No. 3383       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an   interlocal contract with certain governmental entities to   participate in water research or planning activities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 791, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 791.038 to read as follows:           Sec.   791.038.     CONTRACTS FOR WATER RESEARCH OR PLANNING. A   local government may contract with another local government, the   state, or the federal government to jointly participate in research   or planning activities related to water resources.            SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.