88R12887 ANG-D     By: Zwiener H.B. No. 3193       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the information relied on by certain agencies for   purposes of rules involving estimates of the intensity, duration,   and frequency of rainfall in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources   Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0524 to read as follows:          Sec. 81.0524.  RULES REFERENCING RAINFALL INTENSITY,   DURATION, AND FREQUENCY. The commission shall periodically update   rules as necessary to incorporate the latest rainfall intensity,   duration, and frequency data issued by the National Oceanic and   Atmospheric Administration.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended   by adding Section 5.1036 to read as follows:          Sec. 5.1036.  RULES REFERENCING RAINFALL INTENSITY,   DURATION, AND FREQUENCY. The commission shall periodically update   rules as necessary to incorporate the latest rainfall intensity,   duration, and frequency data issued by the National Oceanic and   Atmospheric Administration.          SECTION 3.  Not later than January 1, 2024, the Railroad   Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental   Quality, as applicable, shall update rules as necessary to comply   with Section 81.0524, Natural Resources Code, and Section 5.1036,   Water Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.