89R9039 JRR-D
By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4135
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 573.001, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 573.001. COUNTY OR DISTRICT SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This
chapter applies only to:
(1) a county with a population of 2.8 million or more;
(2) a district or authority created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that:
(A) has boundaries coterminous with a county
described by Subdivision (1); and
(B) is authorized to provide stormwater drainage
and flood control facilities;
(3) a county with a population of more than 1.3 million
for which the primary source of drinking water is an underground
aquifer; or
(4) a county [with a population of 800,000 or more]
that:
(A) contains a portion of the Edwards Aquifer; or
(B) is located wholly or partly within the
boundaries of the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management
Area.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.