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AN ACT
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relating to a county's removal of flood water resulting from a |
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natural disaster in certain communities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 561, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 561.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 561.010. PROVISION OF FLOOD RELIEF TO COLONIAS. (a) In |
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this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that consists of 11 |
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or more dwellings located in close proximity to each other in an |
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area that may be described as a community or neighborhood and that: |
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(1) has a majority population composed of individuals |
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and families of low income, as defined by Section 2306.004, |
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Government Code, and based on the federal Office of Management and |
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Budget poverty index, and meets the qualifications of an |
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economically distressed area under Section 17.921, Water Code; or |
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(2) has the physical and economic characteristics of a |
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colonia, as determined by the Texas Department of Housing and |
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Community Affairs. |
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(b) A county may provide assistance for the removal from |
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private property, including a road, of flood water resulting from a |
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natural disaster in a colonia if the removal of the water is |
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necessary to protect the health and safety of the colonia. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1579 was passed by the House on April |
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24, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1579 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |