Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2024-01-01

Legal Cites

Origin:

1981 by H.B. 8, 67th Leg., 1st C.S.

Purpose

To receive monies appropriated by for use or in aid of water development, water conservation, water quality enhancement, or flood control. Gifts/grants from United States Government, local or regional governments, private or other sources may be deposited in the fund.

Money is transferred to the Loan Fund (0481), Storage Acquisition Fund (0482), and Research/Planning Fund (0483) for specific purposes. Invested in the same manner as the Water Development Fund.

Contains the Rural Community Water and Wastewater Loan account within the fund to hold transfers, proceeds from the sale of political subdivision bonds and loan repayments of loans to rural communities for construction, acquisition or improvement of water and wastewater projects. 

Receives transfers from 0484 - Texas Water Fund.

Classification Group 02: Constitutional Funds Expendable for a Specific Purpose [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001).
Disposition of Balance Accumulative
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

Administering Agencies

Note

Transferred from the Texas Water Commission (now Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 582) to Texas Water Development Board as created by S.B. 249, 69th Leg., R.S. 

Amended by H.B. 997, 73rd Leg. R.S.

Amended by S.B. 312, 77th Leg., R.S.

Transfers from 0484 - Texas Water Fund added by S.J.R. 75 and S.B. 28, 88th Leg., R.S.

USAS Values

USAS Title WATER ASSISTANCE FUND
Consolidated Fund
State Fund Group 02 - CONSTITUTIONAL FDS EXP FOR SPECIFIC PURP
USAS Status A
Created by the state's constitution or receiving constitutionally dedicated revenue and expended for a specific purpose.