By Cook, et al.                                        H.R. No. 983
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Periodic floods on the Colorado River, its tributary
 1-2     streams, and the Highland Lakes cause extensive damage to property
 1-3     and loss of life; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, The Highland Lakes region and lower Colorado River
 1-5     basin are experiencing rapid population growth and continued
 1-6     development within the floodplains of the Colorado River and its
 1-7     tributaries; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Local floodplain and emergency management programs
 1-9     in the Highland Lakes region and lower Colorado River basin need
1-10     support in the areas of technical and financial assistance,
1-11     training, education, and flood map revisions; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Pursuant to Chapter 791, Government Code (the
1-13     Interlocal Cooperation Act), counties and cities in the Colorado
1-14     River basin have entered into an agreement to create the Texas
1-15     Colorado River Floodplain Coalition to better coordinate and make
1-16     more effective their floodplain and emergency management programs,
1-17     and the coalition is eligible to receive related state, federal, or
1-18     other grants and to enter into contractual agreements for the
1-19     mutual benefit of its members; now, therefore, be it
1-20           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-21     Legislature hereby commend the participating communities of the
1-22     Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition for their efforts to
1-23     reduce and mitigate damages from flooding and other natural
1-24     disasters and to protect the public health and safety; and, be it
 2-1     further
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives support a
 2-3     joint effort by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
 2-4     the Texas Water Development Board, the Division of Emergency
 2-5     Management at the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas
 2-6     Colorado River Floodplain Coalition to pursue means of enhancing
 2-7     flood and emergency management and revising flood maps for all
 2-8     participating communities in the coalition; and, be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the agencies and the coalition provide any
2-10     report or recommendations resulting from their collaborative
2-11     efforts to the 78th Legislature when it convenes in January 2003.