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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction of an assisted living facility within |
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a 500-year floodplain. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 247, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 247.0251 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 247.0251. CONSTRUCTION IN 500-YEAR FLOODPLAIN |
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PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "500-year floodplain" means an |
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area that is subject to inundation by a 500-year flood, which is a |
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flood that has a 0.2 percent or greater chance of occurring in any |
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given year, as determined from maps or other data from the Federal |
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Emergency Management Agency, or, if not mapped by the Federal |
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Emergency Management Agency, from the United States Department of |
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Agriculture soil maps. |
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(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit the |
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construction of an assisted living facility within a 500-year |
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floodplain. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |