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House Bill 1471 |
House Author: Hancock et al. |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Brimer |
House Bill 1471 amends the Government Code to create the Texas statewide mutual aid system to provide mutual aid assistance between local government entities. The bill requires the division of emergency management in the governor's office to administer the system, and it divides the state into disaster districts that coincide with the geographic boundaries of the state planning regions. The bill establishes a disaster district committee for each disaster district and provides for a commanding officer from the Texas Highway Patrol to serve as chair of each committee. The bill also addresses procedures for mutual aid, requests for mutual aid assistance, assessment of the ability to render assistance, supervision and control of resources, duration of aid, rights and privileges of responding persons, license portability, and reimbursement of costs. Additionally, the bill designates emergency management directors to serve as the governor's agent for emergency management in political subdivisions.