Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0251
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§ 247.0251.
Official statutory text
Sec. 247.0251. CONSTRUCTION IN 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "100-year floodplain" means an area that is subject to inundation by a 100-year flood, which is a flood that has a one percent or greater chance of occurring in any given year, as determined from maps or other data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or, if not mapped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from the United States Department of Agriculture soil maps.
(b) In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, the executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit the construction of a new assisted living facility licensed under this chapter within a 100-year floodplain.
(c) The prohibition on new construction under this section does not apply to expansions or renovations of existing assisted living facilities.
(b) In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, the executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit the construction of a new assisted living facility licensed under this chapter within a 100-year floodplain.
(c) The prohibition on new construction under this section does not apply to expansions or renovations of existing assisted living facilities.
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