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| 1 | 1 | 89R9836 JRR-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Martinez H.B. No. 3544 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of | |
| 10 | 10 | Transportation highway projects. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 201.611, Transportation Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 201.611. [COORDINATION OF] FLOOD CONTROL. (a) In the | |
| 15 | 15 | construction of its highway projects, the department shall: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) coordinate with local flood control authorities to | |
| 17 | 17 | minimize the impact of flooding; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) add stormwater outfalls and other appropriate | |
| 19 | 19 | flood control measures to the project. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) In adding flood control measures under Subsection | |
| 21 | 21 | (a)(2), the department shall take into consideration existing, | |
| 22 | 22 | proposed, and expected roadways in reasonable proximity to the | |
| 23 | 23 | highway project. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |