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House Bill 26 |
House Author: Metcalf et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols et al. |
House Bill 26 amends the Water Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to perform acts necessary to provide for the safe operation and emergency management of dams located in Texas. The bill requires TCEQ to require the owner or operator of a state-regulated dam that has a spillway with gates used to regulate flood waters to notify local emergency operation centers in downstream communities when spillway releases are made to regulate flood waters and requires notified emergency operation centers to provide notice to the public when a release may contribute to flooding that may result in damage to life and property through all available means.