86R14153 CJC-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 3731
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an appropriation of money to the General Land Office
from the economic stabilization fund for certain disaster recovery
and flood mitigation projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The amount of $2.5 billion is appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the General Land Office for the
state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019, for the purposes
of engaging in flood mitigation projects in this state, rebuilding
infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Harvey, and repairing dams and
reservoirs in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019, but only
if it receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each
house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article
III, Texas Constitution.