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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the permissible uses of the floodplain management |
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account. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.3161(c), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The board may use the account to fund the performance |
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of: |
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(1) the board's functions under Section 16.316; or |
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(2) any other activities related to: |
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(A) the collection and analysis of flood-related |
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information; |
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(B) flood planning, protection, mitigation, or |
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adaptation; |
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(C) the provision of flood-related information |
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to the public through educational or outreach programs; or |
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(D) evaluating the response to and mitigation of |
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flood incidents affecting residential property, including |
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multi-family units, located in floodplains. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |