Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the safe drinking water revolving fund to certain political subdivisions that provide raw water to another political subdivision.

SB 1606 allows the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the safe drinking water revolving fund to specific political subdivisions. These subdivisions must be located in counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico and must supply raw water to another political subdivision for treatment and delivery as safe drinking water. The bill amends the Water Code to establish this new eligibility category for funding. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025.