H.Ham Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 With development expanding in the Greater Houston area, Sen. Borris Miles, D-Houston, wants the region to take a closer look at its flood mitigation efforts. In light of costly and deadly weather events over the past couple years, Miles is proposing the creation of a 12-member task force to assess the existing flood control infrastructure in Harris and Galveston counties. Senate bill 1269 passed the Senate committee on agriculture, water and rural affairs Thursday. If enacted, the bill would create the task force to study necessary improvements for those areas and report back to the state by Dec. 1, 2018. Miles […] The post Senate bill proposes new flood study task force for Harris, Galveston counties appeared first on Community Impact Newspaper. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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