| 1 | 1 | | 88R12887 ANG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zwiener H.B. No. 3193 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the information relied on by certain agencies for |
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| 8 | 8 | | purposes of rules involving estimates of the intensity, duration, |
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| 9 | 9 | | and frequency of rainfall in this state. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources |
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| 12 | 12 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0524 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 81.0524. RULES REFERENCING RAINFALL INTENSITY, |
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| 14 | 14 | | DURATION, AND FREQUENCY. The commission shall periodically update |
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| 15 | 15 | | rules as necessary to incorporate the latest rainfall intensity, |
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| 16 | 16 | | duration, and frequency data issued by the National Oceanic and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Atmospheric Administration. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended |
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| 19 | 19 | | by adding Section 5.1036 to read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 5.1036. RULES REFERENCING RAINFALL INTENSITY, |
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| 21 | 21 | | DURATION, AND FREQUENCY. The commission shall periodically update |
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| 22 | 22 | | rules as necessary to incorporate the latest rainfall intensity, |
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| 23 | 23 | | duration, and frequency data issued by the National Oceanic and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Atmospheric Administration. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Railroad |
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| 26 | 26 | | Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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| 27 | 27 | | Quality, as applicable, shall update rules as necessary to comply |
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| 28 | 28 | | with Section 81.0524, Natural Resources Code, and Section 5.1036, |
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| 29 | 29 | | Water Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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