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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period |
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following a state of disaster declaration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.015(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) During a state of disaster [and the following recovery |
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period], the governor is the commander in chief of state agencies, |
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boards, and commissions having emergency responsibilities. To the |
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greatest extent possible, the governor shall delegate or assign |
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command authority by prior arrangement embodied in appropriate |
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executive orders or plans, but this chapter does not restrict the |
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governor's authority to do so by orders issued at the time of the |
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disaster. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |