Relating to participation by flood prone counties in the National Weather Service StormReady program.

HB 182 requires flood-prone counties in Texas to join the National Weather Service's StormReady program within two years of a declared storm or flood disaster affecting the county. A "flood-prone county" is defined as one with a recent disaster declaration under state or federal law within the last 10 years. Counties must complete the program by the second anniversary of such a disaster and renew their StormReady status every four years. This bill establishes a new requirement under the Local Government Code to improve local flood preparedness.