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By: Lopez of Cameron, et al. |
H.B. No. 4742 |
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(Senate Sponsor - LaMantia) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2023; |
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May 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Water, |
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Agriculture & Rural Affairs; May 12, 2023, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 12, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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