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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction of detention ponds by the Texas |
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Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.623. CONSTRUCTION OF DETENTION PONDS. In the |
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construction of detention ponds associated with its highway |
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projects, the department shall consider: |
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(1) using a permeable surface for the detention pond; |
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and |
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(2) completing the detention pond so that its finished |
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state would enable it to be used as green space, available for use |
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by wildlife or the general public. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |