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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of the disaster preparedness for certain state |
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military installations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 437.164 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.164. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STUDY. (a) The |
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department shall study the following facilities of the Texas |
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military forces to determine the facility's preparedness for |
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natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, severe storms, |
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floods, and extreme weather events: |
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(1) Camp Bowie; |
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(2) Camp Maxey; |
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(3) Camp Swift; |
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(4) Fort Wolters; |
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(5) Camp Mabry; and |
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(6) the facilities located at Austin-Bergstrom |
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International Airport. |
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(b) The department shall identify enhancements to each |
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facility necessary to improve the installation's disaster |
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preparedness. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the department shall |
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report its findings and any recommendations to the legislature. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Military Department is required to |
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implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature |
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appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the |
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legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the Texas Military Department may, but is not required to, |
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implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations |
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available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |