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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evacuation and sheltering of service animals and |
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household pets in a disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.043, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.043. OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES. The division shall: |
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(1) determine requirements of the state and its |
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political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other necessities in |
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event of a disaster; |
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(2) procure and position supplies, medicines, |
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materials, and equipment; |
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(3) adopt standards and requirements for local and |
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interjurisdictional emergency management plans; |
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(4) periodically review local and interjurisdictional |
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emergency management plans; |
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(5) coordinate deployment of mobile support units; |
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(6) establish and operate training programs and |
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programs of public information or assist political subdivisions and |
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emergency management agencies to establish and operate the |
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programs; |
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(7) make surveys of public and private industries, |
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resources, and facilities in the state that are necessary to carry |
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out the purposes of this chapter; |
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(8) plan and make arrangements for the availability |
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and use of any private facilities, services, and property and |
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provide for payment for use under terms and conditions agreed on if |
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the facilities are used and payment is necessary; |
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(9) establish a register of persons with types of |
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training and skills important in disaster mitigation, |
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preparedness, response, and recovery; |
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(10) establish a register of mobile and construction |
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equipment and temporary housing available for use in a disaster; |
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(11) assist political subdivisions in developing |
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plans for the humane evacuation, transport, and temporary |
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sheltering of service animals and household pets in a disaster; |
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(12) prepare, for issuance by the governor, executive |
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orders and regulations necessary or appropriate in coping with |
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disasters; |
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(13) [(12)] cooperate with the federal government and |
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any public or private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of |
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this chapter and in implementing programs for disaster mitigation, |
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preparation, response, and recovery; and |
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(14) [(13)] do other things necessary, incidental, or |
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appropriate for the implementation of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |