TITLE: Relating to the construction of detention ponds by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SUMMARY: Relating to the construction of detention ponds by the Texas Department of Transportation.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the construction of detention ponds by the Texas Department of Transportation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows: Sec. 201.623. CONSTRUCTION OF DETENTION PONDS. In the construction of detention ponds associated with its highway projects, the department shall consider: (1) using a permeable surface for the detention pond; or (2) completing the detention pond so that the pond's completed state enables it to be used as green space available for wildlife and the general public. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.