By: Lopez of Cameron, et al. H.B. No. 4742
        (Senate Sponsor - LaMantia)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2023;
  May 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Water,
  Agriculture & Rural Affairs; May 12, 2023, reported favorably by
  the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 12, 2023, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE VOTE
 
 
         YeaNayAbsentPNV
         PerryX
         HancockX
         BlancoX
         FloresX
         GutierrezX
         JohnsonX
         KolkhorstX
         SparksX
         SpringerX
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues
  faced by communities with artificial drainage systems.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  In this Act, "artificial drainage system" means
  a system to remove floodwater in a community that lacks topographic
  relief, slope, and naturally defined floodways.
         SECTION 2.  The Texas Water Development Board, before
  January 1, 2025, may:
               (1)  study issues faced by communities with artificial
  drainage systems; and
               (2)  prepare a written report that contains possible
  recommendations relating to addressing identified issues facing
  those communities.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
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