Texas § 16.451 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 16.451 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 16.451

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 16.451 (2026).

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Sec. 16.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 7 ), Sec. 2.03(3), eff. September 1, 2025.

(2)"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.

(3)"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 structural and nonstructural flood mitigation and drainage;

(C)construction of structural flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure;

(D)nonstructural or natural flood control strategies; and

(E)a federally authorized project to deepen a ship channel affected by a flooding event.

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Sec. 16.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 7 ), Sec. 2.03(3), eff. September 1, 2025.
(2) "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.
(3) "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 structural and nonstructural flood mitigation and drainage;
(C) construction of structural flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure;
(D) nonstructural or natural flood control strategies; and
(E) a federally authorized project to deepen a ship channel affected by a flooding event.
(4) "Resiliency fund" means the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7 ), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 7 ), Sec. 2.03(3), eff. September 1, 2025.