Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2660 amends the Water Code to modify the state's drought response plan. The act establishes that the coordinator of the division of emergency management of the office of the governor is the state drought manager and is responsible for managing and coordinating the drought response component of the state water plan. The act renames the drought response and monitoring committee to the drought preparedness council and expands the council's state agency representation. The act establishes a state drought preparedness plan, requires the council to report to the legislature every other year regarding significant drought conditions in the state, and includes the Department of Agriculture in various regional and state water management activities.