Texas House committee discusses bills related to disaster preparedness, flooding

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The Texas House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding is holding a hearing on Friday.

They are expected to discuss and hear testimony on the following bills:

• HB 48 — Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.
• HB 66 — Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account.
• HB 68 — Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state.
• HB 71 — Relating to emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps, camps, and entities that provide high-risk activities for minors; authorizing a civil penalty.
• HB 75 — Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains.
• HB 117 — Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.
• HB 123 — Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.
• HB 149 — Relating to the governor’s review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems.
• HB 164 — Relating to the Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program; authorizing a civil penalty.
• HB 171 — Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.
• HB 254 — Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
• SB 3 — Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
• SB 18 — Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

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