Bill Text: TX SB563 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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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-Comm_Sub.html
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-Comm_Sub.html
By: Perry, et al. | S.B. No. 563 | |
(Metcalf) | ||
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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. |