Sec. 15.951.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Account" means the colonia self-help account.
(2)  "Colonia" means a geographic area that:
(A)  is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;
(B)  is located in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of an international border; and
(C)  consists of at least 11 dwellings, or of at least a lower number of dwellings as specified by the board for which the board determines that a self-help project will be cost-effective, that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.
(2-a)  "Nonprofit organization" means an organization qualifying for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(2-b)  "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.921.
(3)  "Program" means the colonia self-help program established under this subchapter.
(4)  "Retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.
(5)  "Self-help project" means a project in which the people who will benefit from the project actively participate.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 15, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.