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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criteria and qualifications for distributions under |
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the rural volunteer fire department assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.102(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The director shall: |
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(1) determine reasonable criteria and qualifications |
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for the distribution of money from the volunteer fire department |
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assistance fund, including: |
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(A) the frequency, size, and severity of past |
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wildfires in a volunteer fire department's jurisdiction; |
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(B) the potential for loss or damage to property |
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resulting from future wildfires in the department's jurisdiction; |
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[and] |
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(C) the age of the equipment used by the |
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department; and |
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(D) the department's need for emergency |
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assistance under Section 614.103(a-1); and |
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(2) establish a procedure for reporting and processing |
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requests for money from the fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |