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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation by flood prone counties in the National |
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Weather Service StormReady program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 11, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 354 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 354. COUNTY FLOOD PROTECTION |
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Sec. 354.001. PARTICIPATION IN STORMREADY PROGRAM. (a) In |
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this section, "flood prone county" means a county in which a |
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disaster involving storms or flooding has been declared in |
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accordance with state or federal law in the past 10 years. |
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(b) A flood prone county shall complete the National Weather |
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Service StormReady program not later than the second anniversary of |
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the date a disaster is declared involving storms or flooding |
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affecting the county. |
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(c) A flood prone county shall renew the county's National |
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Weather Service StormReady recognition every four years. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than the second anniversary of the |
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effective date of this Act and notwithstanding Section 354.001, |
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Local Government Code, as added by this Act, a county to which that |
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section applies shall complete the National Weather Service |
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StormReady program. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |