87R3067 MTB-D     By: Thierry H.B. No. 2017       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to information on projected changes in weather, water   availability, and climate variability in strategic plans of certain   state agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2056.002(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The Legislative Budget Board and the governor's office   shall determine the elements required to be included in each   agency's strategic plan.  Unless modified by the Legislative   Budget Board and the governor's office, and except as provided by   Subsection (c), a plan must include:                (1)  a statement of the mission and goals of the state   agency;                (2)  a description of the indicators developed under   this chapter and used to measure the output and outcome of the   agency;                (3)  identification of the groups of people served by   the agency, including those having service priorities, or other   service measures established by law, and estimates of changes in   those groups expected during the term of the plan;                (4)  an analysis of the use of the agency's resources to   meet the agency's needs, including future needs, and an estimate of   additional resources that may be necessary to meet future needs;                (5)  an analysis of expected changes in the services   provided by the agency because of changes in state or federal law;                (6)  a description of the means and strategies for   meeting the agency's needs, including future needs, and achieving   the goals established under Section 2056.006 for each area of state   government for which the agency provides services;                (7)  a description of the capital improvement needs of   the agency during the term of the plan and a statement, if   appropriate, of the priority of those needs;                (8)  identification of each geographic region of this   state, including the Texas-Louisiana border region and the   Texas-Mexico border region, served by the agency, and if   appropriate the agency's means and strategies for serving each   region;                (9)  a description of the training of the agency's   contract managers under Section 656.052;                (10)  an analysis of the agency's expected expenditures   that relate to federally owned or operated military installations   or facilities, or communities where a federally owned or operated   military installation or facility is located;                (11)  an analysis of the strategic use of information   resources as provided by the instructions prepared under Section   2054.095; [and]                (12)  for the Department of Agriculture, Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality, General Land Office, Texas   Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of   Insurance, Parks and Wildlife Department, Department of Public   Safety, Public Utility Commission of Texas, office of the   comptroller, Texas A&M Forest Service, and Texas Water Development   Board:                      (A)  an analysis of expected changes, including   adverse impacts, in the services provided by the agency because of   projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate   variability, as determined by the Texas state climatologist's   report under Section 2056.005(c);                      (B)  for each period described in Section   2056.005(c), a description of the means and strategies for meeting   the agency's needs and managing the risks associated with the   projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate   variability as determined by the report; and                      (C)  for the means and strategies described by   Paragraph (B):                            (i)  identification of any financial   resources that will be needed to carry out those means and   strategies; and                            (ii)  an analysis of partnerships and   cooperation between the agency and other state, local, and federal   governmental entities that will be needed to carry out those means   and strategies; and                (13)  other information that may be required.          SECTION 2.  Section 2056.005, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:          (c)  Not later than February 1 of each even-numbered year,   the Texas state climatologist shall provide to the Legislative   Budget Board, for use in the strategic planning of a state agency   listed in Section 2056.002(b)(12), a report on projected changes in   weather, water availability, and climate variability across the   state for a period of:                (1)  five years beginning with the next odd-numbered   year; and                (2)  at least 20 years and not longer than 50 years   beginning with the next odd-numbered year.          (d)  The report under Subsection (c) may include:                (1)  projections of precipitation;                (2)  projections of temperature;                (3)  projections of stream flow in Texas rivers;                (4)  projections of evaporation rates;                (5)  projections of soil moisture rates;                (6)  projections of sea level changes;                (7)  projections of coastal storm intensity;                (8)  projections of inland and coastal flood intensity;                (9)  likely ranges of variability for all projections;                (10)  any estimations of the likelihood of the   forecasts, as considered appropriate by the Texas state   climatologist; and                (11)  any additional factors that are considered useful   for state agency strategic planning by the Texas state   climatologist.          (e)  The Texas state climatologist may use a forecast created   outside of the office of the state climatologist if the forecast is   considered suitable by the climatologist for the requirements of   the report.          (f)  Not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year, the   Legislative Budget Board shall distribute the report provided under   Subsection (c) to the state agencies listed in Section   2056.002(b)(12) for use in each agency's strategic planning.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.