1-1 By: Nelson S.B. No. 94
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed November 13, 2000; January 10, 2001,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; March 8, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0;
1-6 March 8, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 94 By: West
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to local government plans to respond to natural,
1-11 technological, and man-made hazards, including acts of terrorism.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 418.106, Government Code, is amended by
1-14 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read
1-15 as follows:
1-16 (b) The plan must [provide for]:
1-17 (1) provide for wage, price, and rent controls and
1-18 other economic stabilization methods in the event of a disaster;
1-19 [and]
1-20 (2) provide for curfews, blockades, and limitations on
1-21 utility use in an area affected by a disaster, rules governing
1-22 entrance to and exit from the affected area, and other security
1-23 measures; and
1-24 (3) address natural, technological, and man-made
1-25 hazards, including acts or threatened acts of terrorism involving
1-26 the use or threatened use of:
1-27 (A) conventional weapons;
1-28 (B) nuclear devices and materials;
1-29 (C) chemical agents; or
1-30 (D) biological agents.
1-31 (d) In developing the plan to address nuclear devices or
1-32 materials and biological agents, the local or interjurisdictional
1-33 agency may consult with the Texas Department of Health.
1-34 (e) The emergency management plans adopted under this
1-35 section must follow the standards and requirements adopted by the
1-36 division under Section 418.043.
1-37 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-38 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-39 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-40 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-41 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-42 * * * * *