By Hochberg H.B. No. 2785 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to cooperation between state agencies, political 1-3 subdivisions, and flood control districts in projects affecting 1-4 flooding in certain counties. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Section 240.901, Local Government 1-7 Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (f) to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 240.901. (f) In a county covered under the provisions 1-9 of this section and having more than 2.5 million inhabitants 1-10 according to the most recent decennial federal census, any state 1-11 agency or political subdivision that builds or modifies a road 1-12 project or other major facility that would affect drainage from the 1-13 property on which the project is located or affect the drainage 1-14 pattern from adjacent properties in a manner that might increase 1-15 the potential for flooding must submit plans for the proposed 1-16 project to the county flood control district for approval prior to 1-17 commencing construction of the project. The flood control district 1-18 must determine whether the project will increase the potential for 1-19 flooding of any property within the county, and if it so 1-20 determines, the project may not be constructed until it is modified 1-21 in a manner wherein the flood control district determines that no 1-22 such threat of flooding is present. If the flood control district 1-23 initially determines that there is no such risk, the project may 2-1 proceed as planned unless modified. Any modification to a project 2-2 that has been approved either initially or subsequent to agreement 2-3 must be submitted to the flood control district for approval under 2-4 these same provisions. The commissioners court may adopt and 2-5 enforce rules necessary to carry this subsection. 2-6 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-7 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-8 crowded conditions of the calendars in both houses create an 2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.