88R14238 JAM-D     By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 5145       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to flood control planning contracts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 15.405(f), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (f)  The board shall adopt rules establishing criteria of   eligibility for flood control planning money that considers:                (1)  the relative need of the political subdivision for   the money, giving greater importance to a county that:                      (A)  has a median household income that is not   greater than 85 percent of the median state household income; or                      (B)  can demonstrate an inability to adequately   address the county's flood control planning needs without the   money;                (2)  the legal authority of the political subdivision   to plan for and control flooding; and                (3)  the effect of flood control planning by the   political subdivision on overall flood control in the state and   within the area in which the political subdivision is located.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.