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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction of overnight accommodations at |
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resident youth camps located within a floodplain. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 141.0093 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.0093. PROHIBITED CONSTRUCTION IN 100-YEAR |
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FLOODPLAIN. (a) In this section, "100-year floodplain" means an |
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area with a one percent or greater chance of inundation by a flood |
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in any given year as designated in maps or other data from the |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency or in soil maps from the United |
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States Department of Agriculture. |
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(b) A youth camp operator may not construct an overnight |
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accommodation at a resident youth camp in an area of the camp |
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located within a 100-year floodplain. |
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(c) The executive commissioner may adopt any rules |
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necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 141.0093, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to the construction of a new |
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overnight accommodation that begins on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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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. |