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79R13339 PAM-F
By: Corte H.B. No. 3111
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3111:
By: Corte C.S.H.B. No. 3111
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing the presiding officer of a political
subdivision to order an evacuation in certain emergency
circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.108, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
(f) The county judge or the mayor of a municipality may
order the evacuation of all or part of the population from a
stricken or threatened area under the jurisdiction and authority of
the county judge or mayor if the county judge or mayor considers the
action necessary for the preservation of life or other disaster
mitigation, response, or recovery.
(g) The county judge or the mayor of a municipality may
control ingress to and egress from a disaster area under the
jurisdiction and authority of the county judge or mayor and control
the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises in that area.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.