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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to flood control planning contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.405(f), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The board shall adopt rules establishing criteria of |
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eligibility for flood control planning money that considers: |
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(1) the relative need of the political subdivision for |
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the money, giving greater importance to a county that: |
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(A) has a median household income that is not |
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greater than 85 percent of the median state household income; or |
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(B) can demonstrate an inability to adequately |
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address the county's flood control planning needs without the |
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money; |
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(2) the legal authority of the political subdivision |
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to plan for and control flooding; and |
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(3) the effect of flood control planning by the |
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political subdivision on overall flood control in the state and |
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within the area in which the political subdivision is located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |