Tex. Water Code § 16.321 · Subchapter I. FLOOD INSURANCE
COASTAL FLOODING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The Commissioner of the General Land Office shall adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary for protection from flooding on barrier islands, peninsulas, and mainland areas fronting on the Gulf of Mexico. Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be limited to those matters that political subdivisions are authorized to address under Section 16.315 of this code. Except as otherwise provided by this section, all actions taken by political subdivisions under Section 16.315 of this code with respect to flooding on barrier islands, peninsulas, and mainland areas fronting on the Gulf of Mexico must comply with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner under this section. A political subdivision may adopt rules that are more stringent than those adopted by the commissioner under this section, provided the stricter provisions are intended to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program's rules, regulations, and policies.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 39, eff. June 7, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.16.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 7a60905464892012211c650b167b36ee832104950983bb81e29ed5ca11c686c5
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Cited by 1 provision
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Water Code § 16.321. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.