FLOODPLAIN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 762.002.
in effect(a) A campground operator shall:
(1) install and maintain in each campground cabin located within the floodplain an emergency ladder capable of providing access to the cabin's roof; and
(2) develop an emergency evacuation plan for:
(A) evacuating on issuance of a flash flood or flood warning campground occupants who are at a campground area within the floodplain;
(B) evacuating campground occupants on issuance of an evacuation order by the emergency management director or coordinator designated under Section 418.1015 , Government Code, for the county or, if applicable, the municipality in which the campground is located, due to a wildfire, hurricane, or other disaster; and
(C) sheltering campground occupants in place on issuance of:
(i) a tornado warning; or
(ii) an order to shelter in place issued by the emergency management director or coordinator for the county or, if applicable, the municipality in which the campground is located.
(b) A campground operator shall:
(1) implement the emergency evacuation plan developed under Subsection (a)(2)(A) on issuance by the National Weather Service of a flash flood or flood warning for an area of the campground; and
(2) implement the emergency evacuation plan developed under Subsection (a)(2)(C) on issuance by the National Weather Service of a tornado warning for an area of the campground.
(c) A campground operator shall send a copy of an emergency evacuation plan developed under Subsection (a)(2) to:
(1) for a campground located in a municipality, the emergency management director or coordinator designated under Section 418.1015 , Government Code, for the municipality; and
(2) the emergency management director or coordinator designated under Section 418.1015 , Government Code, for the county.
(d) An emergency plan submitted to, received by, or accessed by an emergency management director or coordinator under Section 418.1015 , Government Code, or any governmental entity under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 , Government Code.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (S.B. 1 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 5, 2025.