Texas Water Code
§ 16.316 — COORDINATION OF LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS BY BOARD
WA § 16.316Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part C. WATER DEVELOPMENT · Ch. 16. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER DEVELOPMENT · Art. I. FLOOD INSURANCE
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall aid, advise, and coordinate the efforts of present and future political subdivisions endeavoring to qualify for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
(b)Pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program and state and local efforts complementing the program, the board shall aid, advise, and cooperate with political subdivisions, the Texas Department of Insurance, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency when aid, advice, and cooperation are requested or deemed advisable by the board.
(c)The aforementioned aid may include but is not necessarily limited to:
(1)coordinating local, state, and federal programs relating to floods, flood losses, and floodplain management;
(2)evaluating the present structure of all federal, state, and political subdivision flood control programs within or adjacent to the state, including an assessment of the extent to which public and private floodplain management activities have been instituted;
(3)carrying out studies with respect to the adequacy of present public and private measures, laws, regulations, and ordinances in flood-prone areas as to land management and use, flood control, flood zoning, and flood damage prevention;
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (S.B. 1436), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.