Texas Water Code
§ 16.062 — REGIONAL FLOOD PLANNING
WA § 16.062Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part C. WATER DEVELOPMENT · Ch. 16. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER DEVELOPMENT · Art. C. PLANNING
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall:
(1)designate flood planning regions corresponding to each river basin;
(2)provide technical and financial assistance to the flood planning groups; and
(3)adopt guidance principles for the regional flood plans, including procedures for amending adopted plans.
(b)In designating flood planning regions, the board may divide river basins to avoid having an impracticably large area for efficient planning in a flood planning region.
(c)The board shall designate representatives from each flood planning region to serve as the initial flood planning group. The initial flood planning group may then designate additional representatives to serve on the flood planning group. The initial flood planning group shall designate additional representatives if necessary to ensure adequate representation from the interests in its region, including the public, counties, municipalities, industries, agricultural interests, environmental interests, small businesses, electric generating utilities, river authorities, water districts, and water utilities. The flood planning group shall maintain adequate representation from those interests. In addition, the board, the commission, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Department of Agriculture, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and the Texas Division of Emergency Management each shall appoint a representative to serve as an ex officio member of each flood planning group.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 1268), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.