Tex. Gov't Code § 418.027 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF GOVERNOR
GRANT PROGRAM FOR REQUIRED OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Using any money available for that purpose, the office of the governor shall establish and administer a grant program to assist municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities with covering the costs of installing outdoor warning sirens required under Section 16.502, Water Code.
(b) The office of the governor shall establish:
(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;
(2) grant application procedures;
(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;
(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and
(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any conditions of a grant.
(c) The governor may:
(1) transfer to a state agency any money necessary to carry out the grant program established under this section and the powers and duties established under Subchapter M, Chapter 16, Water Code; and
(2) delegate to a state agency the authority to administer the grant program established under this section, including any authority necessary for that state agency to:
(A) transfer to an appropriate fund or account administered by the state agency any money transferred to the agency under Subdivision (1); and
(B) use money transferred under Subdivision (1) for the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the state agency in administering this section or Subchapter M, Chapter 16, Water Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 3), Sec. 1, eff. September 5, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm
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