Bill Text: TX HB995 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of stormwater control and recapture planning authorities in certain counties.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2015-06-10 - Effective immediately [HB995 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB995-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 995 | ||
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| relating to the establishment of stormwater control and recapture | ||
| planning authorities in certain counties. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 12, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 391A to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 391A. STORMWATER CONTROL AND RECAPTURE PLANNING | ||
| AUTHORITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES | ||
| Sec. 391A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
| (1) "Affected county" means a county that: | ||
| (A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and | ||
| (B) receives an average annual rainfall of 15 | ||
| inches or less based on the most recent 10-year period according to | ||
| data available from a reliable source, including the United States | ||
| Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service | ||
| or the PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. | ||
| (2) "Authority" means a commission established under | ||
| this chapter. | ||
| Sec. 391A.002. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) A stormwater control and | ||
| recapture planning authority is established in each affected county | ||
| in this state. | ||
| (b) An authority is a political subdivision of this state. | ||
| Sec. 391A.003. TERRITORY. The territory of an authority | ||
| includes all of the territory in the affected county in which the | ||
| authority is located except any territory within the boundaries or | ||
| extraterritorial jurisdiction of that county's largest | ||
| municipality, provided that the municipality has a plan in place | ||
| for the control of stormwater on the date the authority is | ||
| established. | ||
| Sec. 391A.004. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of an | ||
| authority is a board of directors composed of: | ||
| (1) a representative of the county in which the | ||
| authority is located and each municipality within the territory of | ||
| the authority; | ||
| (2) a representative of each water utility within the | ||
| territory of the authority not also described by Subdivision (1); | ||
| (3) a representative of each water district within the | ||
| territory of the authority that has been in operation for at least | ||
| 15 years; and | ||
| (4) each member of the state legislature whose | ||
| legislative district is wholly or partly in the territory of the | ||
| authority. | ||
| Sec. 391A.005. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) An authority shall: | ||
| (1) coordinate and adopt a long-range master plan to | ||
| facilitate the development and management of integrated stormwater | ||
| control and recapture projects and facilities within the | ||
| authority's territory; | ||
| (2) apply for, accept, and receive gifts, grants, | ||
| loans, and other money available from any source, including the | ||
| state, the federal government, and an entity represented on the | ||
| board of directors under Sections 391A.004(1), (2), and (3), to | ||
| perform its purposes; and | ||
| (3) assist an entity represented on the board of | ||
| directors under Sections 391A.004(1), (2), and (3) in carrying out | ||
| an objective included in the authority's master plan. | ||
| (b) The authority may: | ||
| (1) enter into contracts as necessary to carry out the | ||
| authority's powers and duties; and | ||
| (2) employ staff and consult with and retain experts. | ||
| (c) The authority may not: | ||
| (1) impose a tax or issue bonds; or | ||
| (2) regulate the structures or facilities of an | ||
| electric utility as "electric utility" is defined by Section | ||
| 31.002, Utilities Code. | ||
| Sec. 391A.006. EXPIRATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter expires | ||
| September 1, 2023. | ||
| 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, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 995 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 17, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 995 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
