88R856 RDS-D
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 226
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state
buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter I, Chapter 2166,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER I. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION [OF ENERGY
AND WATER]
SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2166.409 to read as follows:
Sec. 2166.409. GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. (a) In this section, "green stormwater
infrastructure" means infrastructure that absorbs and treats
rainwater in order to limit erosion, habitat damage, property
damage, and water pollution caused by flooding and to protect water
quality, including rain gardens, bioswales, permeable pavement,
green roofs and walls, and rain barrels.
(b) This section applies to the construction of a new state
building, including a building project otherwise exempt from this
chapter under Section 2166.003.
(c) The commission, or the governing body of the appropriate
agency that is undertaking a building project otherwise exempt from
this chapter under Section 2166.003, shall use green stormwater
infrastructure in the construction of a state building.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.