89R8207 CMO-F     By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 1967       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the   flood infrastructure fund.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 15.531(2), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (2)  "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   nonstructural and structural flood mitigation and drainage;                      (C)  construction of structural flood mitigation   and drainage infrastructure; [and]                      (D)  construction and implementation of   nonstructural projects, including projects that use nature-based   features to protect, mitigate, or reduce flood risk; and                      (E)  construction of multi-purpose flood   mitigation and drainage infrastructure projects that control,   divert, capture, or impound floodwater, stormwater, agricultural   runoff water, or treated wastewater effluent and treat and   distribute the water for the purpose of creating an additional   source of water supply.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.