86R338 GRM-D
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 1263
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an order by a drainage district to maintain certain
infrastructure.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 56, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 56.112 to read as follows:
Sec. 56.112. ORDER TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY. (a) The district may order a property owner to
clear or otherwise maintain a canal, drain, ditch, or levee located
on the owner's private property.
(b) A property owner who receives an order under Subsection
(a) may comply with the order by providing consent for the district
to perform the clearing or maintenance described in the order.
(c) If a property owner who receives an order under
Subsection (a) fails to comply with the order before the 180th day
after the date the order was issued, the district may enter the
property to perform the clearing or maintenance described in the
order.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.