85R13088 JAM-F
By: Watson S.B. No. 1538
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the permissible uses of the floodplain management
account.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.3161(c), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The board may use the account to fund the performance
of:
(1) the board's functions under Section 16.316; or
(2) any other activities related to:
(A) the collection and analysis of flood-related
information;
(B) flood planning, protection, mitigation, or
adaptation; or
(C) the provision of flood-related information
to the public through educational or outreach programs.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.