By: Oliverson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) H.B. No. 2334
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
May 5, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 21, 2017, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2017,
sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation
of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and
Insurance Act in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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
in regard to a property located in a county with a population of
more than 75,000.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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