Bill > HB254

This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for political subdivisions to apply for grants under the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. Specifically, the bill adjusts the requirements for county-level eligibility by changing three key parameters: increasing the gross domestic product threshold from $2 billion to $3 billion, lowering the poverty rate threshold from 15 percent to 10 percent, while maintaining other existing conditions such as having a population under 100,000 and being located wholly or partly in a disaster area. The bill also maintains that a political subdivision will be eligible if it is located in a county that meets these revised criteria. The changes appear designed to expand access to disaster recovery grants for counties that have experienced significant economic damage, with the modifications potentially allowing more counties to qualify for assistance. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas Legislature, or otherwise will become effective 91 days after the end of the legislative session.

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