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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The costly and wrenching destruction of Hurricane |
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Harvey demonstrates the importance of moving forward with planning |
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and constructing flood mitigation projects on a coordinated and |
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collaborative basis; and |
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WHEREAS, In Eye of the Storm, the November 2018 report of the |
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Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas, the Governor's Commission |
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notes that to "future-proof" Texas against future flood events, the |
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structure of a state-local partnership for flood mitigation |
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projects needs to be well-planned and widely accepted by |
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stakeholders; and |
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WHEREAS, To ensure that state and local partnerships for |
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flood mitigation projects have widespread support, the Governor's |
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Commission proposes a study committee to examine the need for and |
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possible structure of a state-local partnership; the committee's |
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examination would include how such partnerships could promote |
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planning on a watershed basis; the committee would also study flood |
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control infrastructure in general, including dams, levees, |
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reservoirs, floodgates, and storm drains; and |
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WHEREAS, Flood events are both costly and devastating to the |
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state and its citizens, and every means to combat them should be |
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explored; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house |
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of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the |
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use of state and local partnerships and flood control |
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infrastructure in general to help future-proof Texas against future |
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flood events on a watershed basis; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the committee be composed of the following |
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members: the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee and the |
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chair of the Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs and two |
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members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor and two |
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members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of |
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the house; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including |
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findings and recommendations, to the legislature and the governor |
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by November 1, 2020; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be |
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governed by such general rules and policies for interim committees |
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as the 86th Texas Legislature may adopt. |