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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the management of a declared state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.113(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The chair of the emergency management council [public |
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safety director of the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas] shall appoint a chair of each disaster district committee |
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based on the declared disaster and phase of disaster response in |
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accordance with the National Incident Management System guidelines |
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[commanding officer from the Texas Highway Patrol to serve as chair |
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of each disaster district committee]. The chair of each disaster |
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district committee shall: |
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(1) inform the chair of the emergency management |
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council [state Director of Homeland Security] on all matters |
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relating to disasters and emergencies as requested by the chair of |
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the emergency management council [state Director of Homeland |
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Security]; and |
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(2) inform the public safety director of the |
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas on all matters as |
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requested by the public safety director. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |