House Committee on County Affairs
#7 Land Development & Floods. Evaluate whether counties have the necessary ordinance-making and enforcement authority to deal with flood risk in unincorporated rural and suburban areas of Texas. Additionally, examine whether counties have adequate resources and authority to ensure that new development in unincorporated areas is not susceptible to flooding.
House Committee on Energy Resources
#5 Wind Decommissioning & Property Rights. Examine how commercial wind energy facilities are decommissioned and whether current statutes adequately protect the rights of wind facility landowners.
House Committee on Land & Resource Management
#2 Zoning & Land Use Ordinances. Review local and state zoning and land use regulations. Determine if current rules provide an adequate balance of disaster preparedness and deference to private property rights.
#3 Just & Adequate Compensation vs. growth. Examine Texas’ eminent domain statutes to ensure a balance between necessary infrastructure growth and fair compensation for landowners. Review available public information and data relating to the compensation provided to private property owners. Make recommendations to improve the accountability, as well as successful development, of the entities granted eminent domain authority.
#5 The 85th’s impact on property owners. Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the Committee will also specifically review the municipal practices developed as a result of the passage of S.B. 6 during the 85th First Called Session, as well as the ongoing effects on property owners.
House Committee on Natural Resources
#2(e) Conservation Easements. The role of voluntary land conservation efforts, including conservation easements, in preventing and mitigating flooding.
House Committee on Transportation
#6 Drones. Study emerging issues in transportation related to technology and evaluate the state’s preparedness for addressing challenges and opportunities posed by technological advances. Review the implementation of state and federal programs and legislation related to intelligent transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft systems (i.e. drones), and other technological changes.
House Committee on Urban Affairs
# 5 Abandonded Buildings. Examine local government oversight of abandoned and substandard buildings, including buildings of historical significance. Identify ways to best address these issues in an efficient and effective manner.