GRANT PROGRAM FOR REQUIRED OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 418.027.
in effect(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.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 3 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 5, 2025.
SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT