89R6160 DRS-F     By: Alvarado S.B. No. 789       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs   of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 5.124(f), Water Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (f)  A grant may be made by direct award only if:                (1)  the executive director determines that:                      (A)  selection of recipients by the solicitation   of proposals or applications is not feasible; and                      (B)  awarding the grant directly is in the best   interest of the state;                (2)  eligibility for the grant is limited to:                      (A)  an agency or political subdivision of this   state or of another state;                      (B)  a state institution of higher learning of   this state or of another state, including any part or service of the   institution; [or]                      (C)  an agency of the United States; or                      (D)  a nonprofit organization and the grant is   awarded for the purpose of funding projects implementing a   comprehensive conservation and management plan under the Federal   Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.) for a   national estuary located in this state; or                (3)  the grant is awarded to a person established or   authorized to develop or implement a comprehensive conservation and   management plan under Section 320, Federal Water Pollution Control   Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1330), for a national estuary in this state.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.