NEWS BRIEFS
BY COLLEEN FERGUSON AND EVA VIGH
Trio of laws could change flood control approaches
Nonprofit develops mobile app to offer guided hiking, biking tours on Spring Creek Greenway
Harvey recovery e orts and lay a framework for handling disaster relief in the future, Creighton said. Nine declared disasters related to ooding have happened across the state since , and Hurricane Har- vey in icted an estimated billion in damage and caused deaths, according to Houston Stronger, a coalition of Greater Houston area civic groups.
A trio of bills aimed at preventing ooding across Texas and disbursing funds throughout damage-stricken parts of the state has been signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The bills—Senate bills , and — were written by lawmakers during the th Texas Legislature, which ended May . Each one deals with a di erent aspect of ood planning, said state Sen. Brandon Creighton. R-Conroe, who authored SB . SB is aimed at improving how emergency departments respond to ooding, while SB deals with estab- lishing a resiliency fund. Both bills were signed by Abbott on June . SB —signed by Abbott on June —calls for a statewide ood prevention plan. “These important pieces of leg- islation are ... a sign of Texas’ com- mitment to improving the way we respond to natural disasters,” Abbott said in a statement. The bill trio has the potential to free up millions in funds for ood control projects, provide comprehensive guid- ance on how to continue Hurricane
The public can now enjoy an edu- cational experience while walking, jogging or biking along the -mile
Spring Creek Nature Trail. Bayou Land Conservancy
announced June it launched a free TravelStorys app for mobile devices to teach the public about the ecology, history and biology of the trail. The organization works to protect and preserve land along streams in the Greater Houston area. “[People] can download our eco tour before they get out on the trail, and then it uses geotags from each of the three di erent trailheads,” BLC Executive Director Jill Boullion said in a statement. “Then they can learn about the history, the plants and animals, and the people who built the trail.” The tour includes a series of short, podcast-style stories varying from information about local plants, ani- mals and Native Americans that used the land known today as the Spring
NEWLAWS TACKLE FLOODING Three bills signed into law are aimed toward future flood prevention and mitigation.
The new Bayou Land Conservancy app allows visitors to participate in a tour.
Creek Nature Trail. The segments of the tour begin at Creekside Park West Trailhead, Rob Fleming Trailhead and Montgomery County Preserve. The app can also be used to nav- igate the trail via a map that shows the user’s location in real time. There are three segments to the tour along the -mile, natural surface trail. The tour can be experi- enced all in one trip, or sections can be visited separately.
Senate Bill 6 deals with debris removal and management. Senate Bill 7 establishes the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund, which acts as the funding mechanism for the other two bills. Senate Bill 8 creates a statewide flood mitigation plan.
SOURCES:TEXASLEGISLATURE,HARRISCOUNTYFLOOD CONTROLDISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACTNEWSPAPER
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