88R14238 JAM-D
By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 5145
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to flood control planning contracts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.405(f), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) The board shall adopt rules establishing criteria of
eligibility for flood control planning money that considers:
(1) the relative need of the political subdivision for
the money, giving greater importance to a county that:
(A) has a median household income that is not
greater than 85 percent of the median state household income; or
(B) can demonstrate an inability to adequately
address the county's flood control planning needs without the
money;
(2) the legal authority of the political subdivision
to plan for and control flooding; and
(3) the effect of flood control planning by the
political subdivision on overall flood control in the state and
within the area in which the political subdivision is located.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.