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Senate Bill 8 |
Senate Author: Perry et al. |
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Effective: 6-10-19 |
House Sponsor: Larson |
Senate Bill 8 amends the Water Code to require the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), every five years, to prepare and adopt a comprehensive state flood plan that incorporates approved regional flood plans. The bill sets out requirements for the state flood plan and requires the TWDB, in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Department of Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, to adopt guidance principles for the state flood plan that reflect the public interest of the entire state. The bill creates the temporary State Flood Plan Implementation Advisory Committee to review the overall operation, function, and structure of the state flood plan and rules adopted by the TWDB to implement the plan.
Senate Bill 8 requires the TWDB to designate flood planning regions corresponding to each river basin, provide technical and financial assistance to flood planning groups, and adopt guidance principles for regional flood plans. The bill provides for the designation of the flood planning group for a flood planning region and sets out the adoption and approval process for a regional flood plan.
Senate Bill 8 amends the Agriculture Code to require the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, every 10 years, to prepare and adopt a plan describing the repair and maintenance needs of certain flood control dams. The bill requires the board to deliver the adopted plan to the TWDB and requires the TWDB, in coordination with the board and TCEQ, to prepare a report of the repair and maintenance needs of certain failed dams.