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1		-	By: Miles, Whitmire S.B. No. 1269
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 3, 2017; March 13, 2017, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural
4		-	Affairs; April 6, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable
5		-	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0;
6		-	April 6, 2017, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1269 By: Perry
	1	+	By: Miles, Garcia, Whitmire S.B. No. 1269
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11	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	5		AN ACT
13	6		relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a
14	7		comprehensive study on flood control infrastructure for Harris and
15	8		Galveston Counties.
16	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
17	10		SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "task force" means the
18	11		task force on flood control infrastructure established under this
19	12		section.
20	13		(b) The task force is established to conduct a comprehensive
21	14		flood control infrastructure study for Harris and Galveston
22	15		Counties. The study must:
23	16		(1) assess the existing infrastructure in Harris and
24	17		Galveston Counties with respect to flood control; and
25	18		(2) identify infrastructure improvements necessary to
26	19		mitigate flooding in those counties.
27	20		(c) The task force is composed of 12 members as follows:
28	21		(1) one person appointed by the governor;
29	22		(2) one person appointed by the lieutenant governor;
30	23		(3) one person appointed by the speaker of the house of
31	24		representatives;
32	25		(4) two representatives of the University of Houston's
33	26		Hobby School of Public Affairs or Cullen College of Engineering,
34	27		one of whom is appointed by the author of this Act and one of whom is
35	28		appointed by the sponsor of this Act;
36	29		(5) two representatives of Texas Southern University's
37	30		Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs or Department
38	31		of Transportation Studies, one of whom is appointed by the author of
39	32		this Act and one of whom is appointed by the sponsor of this Act;
40	33		(6) one representative of the mayor of the City of
41	34		Houston, appointed by the mayor;
42	35		(7) one representative of the Harris County
43	36		Commissioners Court, appointed by the commissioners court;
44	37		(8) one representative of the Galveston County
45	38		Commissioners Court, appointed by the commissioners court;
46	39		(9) one other person appointed by the author of this
47	40		Act; and
48	41		(10) one other person appointed by the sponsor of this
49	42		Act.
50	43		(d) One member appointed under Subsection (c)(4) of this
51	44		section serves as the presiding officer of the task force, and one
52	45		member appointed under Subsection (c)(5) of this section serves as
53	46		the assistant presiding officer.
54	47		(e) The Hobby School of Public Affairs and the Cullen
55	48		College of Engineering of the University of Houston shall provide
56	49		necessary staff and administrative support to the task force.
57	50		(f) The Harris County Flood Control District shall serve as
58	51		an advisor to the task force by reviewing task force work products
59	52		and providing data and other information necessary to conduct the
60	53		study.
61	54		(g) The task force shall prepare a report that includes:
62	55		(1) a description of the activities of the task force;
63	56		(2) the findings and recommendations of the task
64	57		force, including any proposed policy recommendations; and
65	58		(3) any proposals for legislation or other matters the
66	59		task force considers appropriate.
67	60		(h) Not later than December 1, 2018, the task force shall
68	61		submit the report prepared under this section to:
69	62		(1) the governor;
70	63		(2) the lieutenant governor;
71	64		(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and
72	65		(4) the presiding officers of the standing committees
73	66		of the senate and house of representatives having primary
74	67		jurisdiction over issues relating to flood control infrastructure.
75	68		(i) The task force is abolished and this Act expires January
76	69		1, 2019.
77	70		SECTION 2. This Act does not make an appropriation. A
78	71		provision of this Act that imposes a new duty on a governmental
79	72		entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the
80	73		legislature has not made a specific appropriation to implement the
81	74		provision.
82	75		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
83	76		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
84	77		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
85	78		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
86	79		Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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