Bill Text: TX SB563 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the reporting of information about the use of federal money for flood research, planning, and mitigation projects.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB563 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB563-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 563 | ||
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| relating to the reporting of information about the use of federal | ||
| money for flood research, planning, and mitigation projects. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 2061 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 2061. FLOOD RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND MITIGATION REPORTING | ||
| Sec. 2061.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "state | ||
| agency" means: | ||
| (1) a department, commission, board, office, or other | ||
| agency in the executive branch of state government created by the | ||
| state constitution or a state statute; and | ||
| (2) a general academic teaching institution as defined | ||
| by Section 61.003, Education Code. | ||
| Sec. 2061.002. REPORT REQUIRED. (a) A state agency that | ||
| uses or disburses federal money for flood research, planning, or | ||
| mitigation projects shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to | ||
| the Texas Water Development Board. | ||
| (b) The report shall include the following information | ||
| about federal money used or disbursed for flood research, planning, | ||
| or mitigation projects: | ||
| (1) the original total of federal money received; | ||
| (2) the amount of the federal money spent or disbursed | ||
| to date; and | ||
| (3) the eligibility requirements for receiving the | ||
| federal money. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Water Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 16.025 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 16.025. REPORTING OF FEDERAL MONEY USED FOR FLOOD | ||
| RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND MITIGATION PROJECTS. The board shall | ||
| maintain and make available on the board's Internet website a | ||
| publicly accessible database of the information submitted under | ||
| Section 2061.002, Government Code. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 563 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 563 passed the House on | ||
| May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, | ||
| two present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
