84R22016 JAM-F
By: Bohac H.B. No. 3340
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3340:
By: Bonnen of Brazoria C.S.H.B. No. 3340
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration and implementation of the Flood
Control and Insurance Act; adding provisions subject to a civil or
criminal penalty and affecting the prosecution of a criminal
offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 16, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 16.3151 to read as follows:
Sec. 16.3151. FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATORS: DESIGNATION,
FUNCTIONS, ACCREDITATION, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The
governing body of each city and county shall designate a floodplain
administrator to administer and implement laws and regulations
relating to the management of floodplains.
(b) A floodplain administrator must be accredited by the
board.
(c) The board by rule shall establish accreditation
standards for floodplain administrators. In establishing
accreditation standards, the board shall consider the knowledge,
experience, skills, and training necessary to prevent or minimize
flood hazards and losses. Accreditation standards may require:
(1) passage of an examination;
(2) completion of approved training; or
(3) certification by a nationally recognized
floodplain management organization.
(d) The board by rule shall establish requirements for
mandatory continuing education or training for accredited
floodplain administrators. Rules adopted under this subsection
must require a floodplain administrator to complete not less than
six hours of continuing education or training each year.
(e) The board may adopt rules necessary to implement and
enforce this section.
SECTION 2. Section 16.3161(c), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The board may use the account to:
(1) fund the performance of the board's functions
under Section 16.316; and
(2) provide initial or continuing education or
training in order for floodplain administrators to obtain or
maintain accreditation under Section 16.3151.
SECTION 3. Section 16.3221(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this
subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter.
SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a violation committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
A violation committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the violation was
committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose. For purposes of this section, a violation was committed
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the
violation occurred before that date.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.