88R25719 JAM-D
 
  By: Lopez of Cameron, Longoria, Kitzman, H.B. No. 4742
      Guerra, Gamez, et al.
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues
  faced by communities with artificial drainage systems.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  In this Act, "artificial drainage system" means
  a system to remove floodwater in a community that lacks topographic
  relief, slope, and naturally defined floodways.
         SECTION 2.  The Texas Water Development Board, before
  January 1, 2025, may:
               (1)  study issues faced by communities with artificial
  drainage systems; and
               (2)  prepare a written report that contains possible
  recommendations relating to addressing identified issues facing
  those communities.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.