Bill Text: TX HB801 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on flood control infrastructure for Harris County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - Referred to Natural Resources [HB801 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB801-Introduced.html
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By: Walle | H.B. No. 801 |
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relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a | ||
comprehensive study on flood control infrastructure for Harris | ||
County. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "task force" means the task | ||
force on flood control infrastructure established under this | ||
section. | ||
(b) The task force is established to conduct a comprehensive | ||
flood control infrastructure study for Harris County. The study | ||
must: | ||
(1) assess the existing infrastructure in Harris | ||
County with respect to flood control; and | ||
(2) identify infrastructure improvements necessary to | ||
mitigate flooding in that county. | ||
(c) The task force is composed of 11 members as follows: | ||
(1) one person appointed by the governor; | ||
(2) one person appointed by the lieutenant governor; | ||
(3) one person appointed by the speaker of the house of | ||
representatives; | ||
(4) two representatives of the University of Houston's | ||
Hobby School of Public Affairs or Cullen College of Engineering, | ||
one of whom is appointed by the author of this Act and one of whom is | ||
appointed by the sponsor of this Act; | ||
(5) two representatives of Texas Southern University's | ||
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs or Department | ||
of Transportation Studies, one of whom is appointed by the author of | ||
this Act and one of whom is appointed by the sponsor of this Act; | ||
(6) one representative of the mayor of the City of | ||
Houston, appointed by the mayor; | ||
(7) one representative of the Harris County | ||
Commissioners Court, appointed by the commissioners court; | ||
(8) one other person appointed by the author of this | ||
Act; and | ||
(9) one other person appointed by the sponsor of this | ||
Act. | ||
(d) One member appointed under Subsection (c)(4) of this | ||
section serves as the presiding officer of the task force, and one | ||
member appointed under Subsection (c)(5) of this section serves as | ||
the assistant presiding officer. | ||
(e) The Hobby School of Public Affairs and the Cullen | ||
College of Engineering of the University of Houston shall provide | ||
necessary staff and administrative support to the task force. | ||
(f) The Harris County Flood Control District shall serve as | ||
an advisor to the task force by reviewing task force work products | ||
and providing data and other information necessary to conduct the | ||
study. | ||
(g) The task force shall prepare a report that includes: | ||
(1) a description of the activities of the task force; | ||
(2) the findings and recommendations of the task | ||
force, including any proposed policy recommendations; and | ||
(3) any proposals for legislation or other matters the | ||
task force considers appropriate. | ||
(h) Not later than December 1, 2020, the task force shall | ||
submit the report prepared under this section to: | ||
(1) the governor; | ||
(2) the lieutenant governor; | ||
(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and | ||
(4) the presiding officers of the standing committees | ||
of the senate and house of representatives having primary | ||
jurisdiction over issues relating to flood control infrastructure. | ||
(i) The task force is abolished and this Act expires January | ||
1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act does not make an appropriation. A | ||
provision of this Act that imposes a new duty on a governmental | ||
entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the | ||
legislature has not made a specific appropriation to implement the | ||
provision. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |