HB 1501 proposes a study to evaluate the feasibility of incentivizing seawater desalination plants along the Gulf Coast of Texas. It directs the Texas State University Meadows Center for Water and the Environment to research international desalination best practices, potential financial barriers, and the environmentally sensitive and cost-effective disposal of brine concentrate, with consideration for its use in nuclear energy production. The findings are to be reported by January 1, 2027, and the act will expire on February 1, 2027.