AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill would require camp grounds in a flood plain or water way to create a new "Flood Disaster Plan" to be reviewed by the state.

HB 19 is just one of several bills aimed at creating stricter safety requirements at youth camps after children and counselors died in the July Fourth floods in Kerr County.

Texas Representative Drew Darby introduced the bill at a Disaster Preparedness & Flooding Committee meeting yesterday afternoon. Darby said he believed some camps were simply not prepared to deal flooding ahead of July Fourth.

“After the Kerrville hearing it became apparent to me, and to you, that some of our camps were not just unprepared for this catastrophic event, they were unprepared for any flooding event," Darby said. "Being ill equipped to handle a flood as a

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