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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues |
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faced by communities with artificial drainage systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. In this Act, "artificial drainage system" means |
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a system to remove floodwater in a community that lacks topographic |
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relief, slope, and naturally defined floodways. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Water Development Board, before |
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January 1, 2025, may: |
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(1) study issues faced by communities with artificial |
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drainage systems; and |
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(2) prepare a written report that contains possible |
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recommendations relating to addressing identified issues facing |
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those communities. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4742 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 94, Nays 40, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4742 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |