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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
In this subchapter:
(1) “Eligible political subdivision” means a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, a municipality, or a county.
(2) "Flood project" means a drainage, flood mitigation, or flood control project, including:
(A) planning and design activities;
(B) work to obtain regulatory approval to provide nonstructural and structural flood mitigation and drainage;
(C) construction of structural flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure;
(D) construction and implementation of nonstructural projects, including projects that use nature-based features to protect, mitigate, or reduce flood risk; and
(E) construction of multi-purpose flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure projects that control, divert, capture, or impound floodwater, stormwater, agricultural runoff water, or treated wastewater effluent and treat and distribute the water for the purpose of creating an additional source of water supply.
(3) “Infrastructure fund” means the flood infrastructure fund.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 607 (H.B. 3582), § 4(1).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Water Code - WATER § 15.531. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/water-code/water-sect-15-531/
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