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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of information about the use of federal |
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money for flood research, planning, and mitigation projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2061 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2061. FLOOD RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND MITIGATION REPORTING |
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Sec. 2061.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "state |
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agency" means: |
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(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other |
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agency in the executive branch of state government created by the |
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state constitution or a state statute; and |
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(2) a general academic teaching institution as defined |
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by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 2061.002. REPORT REQUIRED. (a) A state agency that |
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uses or disburses federal money for flood research, planning, or |
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mitigation projects shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to |
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the Texas Water Development Board. |
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(b) The report shall include the following information |
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about federal money used or disbursed for flood research, planning, |
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or mitigation projects: |
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(1) the original total of federal money received; |
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(2) the amount of the federal money spent or disbursed |
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to date; and |
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(3) the eligibility requirements for receiving the |
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federal money. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 16.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.025. REPORTING OF FEDERAL MONEY USED FOR FLOOD |
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RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND MITIGATION PROJECTS. The board shall |
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maintain and make available on the board's Internet website a |
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publicly accessible database of the information submitted under |
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Section 2061.002, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |