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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to floodlight and evacuation notice requirements for youth |
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camp flood safety. |
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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. FLOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. The youth camp |
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operator of a youth camp located on or near a body of water that is |
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at risk of flooding must: |
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(1) install and maintain floodlights to guide campers |
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to safety during an emergency; and |
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(2) for each cabin at the youth camp, post in a |
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conspicuous location at or near the entrance of the cabin a sign |
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informing campers of the procedures for safely evacuating in the |
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event of flooding. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |