TITLE: Relating to the permissible uses of the floodplain management account.

SUMMARY: Relating to the permissible uses of the floodplain management account.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the permissible uses of the floodplain management account. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.3161(c), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The board may use the account to fund the performance of:(1) the board's functions under Section 16.316;or (2) any other activities related to: (A) the collection and analysis of flood-related information; (B) flood planning, protection, mitigation, or adaptation; (C) the provision of flood-related information to the public through educational or outreach programs; or (D) evaluating the response to and mitigation of flood incidents affecting residential property, including multi-family units, located in floodplains.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.