HBA-ATS, TYH H.B. 1018 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1018
By: Denny
Land & Resource Management
10/5/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

During the interim between the 75th and 76th legislatures, the House
Committee on Natural Resources created the Subcommittee on Dam Safety.  The
subcommittee found that Texas has a large number of communities that lie in
floodplains due to the close proximity of high hazard or significant hazard
dams.  Because many of these communities do not participate in the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), residents cannot obtain flood insurance.
The subcommittee in its report  recommended that the legislature require
cities and counties to participate in the NFIP.  H.B. 1018 requires the
governing body of each city and county to adopt the necessary measures to
be eligible to participate in the NFIP. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter I, Chapter 16, Water Code, by adding Section
16.3145, as follows: 

Sec. 16.3145. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM ORDERS OR ORDINANCES.
Requires the governing body of each city and county to adopt ordinances or
orders necessary for the city or county to be eligible to participate in
the National Flood Insurance Program.  

SECTION 2.Requires the governing body to adopt the ordinances or orders no
later than January 1, 2001. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.