Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 919 revises general-law Water Code provisions relating to review of drainage plans submitted by property developers in a water district that adopts a master drainage plan. Under the bill, the district may require a developer who proposes to subdivide land, and who is otherwise required to obtain approval of the subdivision plat from a municipality or county, to submit an associated drainage report for district approval. The drainage report must include a map showing existing drainage features, any additional drainage facilities or connections to existing facilities proposed, and other parts of the subdivision plan that may affect drainage. The bill elaborates on the district's review of the proposal, criteria for approval of a drainage report, and requirements for notice of approval or disapproval. Such notice must go to each municipal or county authority with plat approval responsibility, as well as to the property developer. New procedures require that the district, in the case of disapproval, recommend changes, if possible, that would make a revised version of the drainage report acceptable.