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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disaster contingency fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.073(c), Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 1250 (H.B. 2694), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A state or [agency,] local government entity[,] or other |
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eligible entity that participates in disaster recovery may request |
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and receive funding from the disaster contingency fund to pay for[:
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[(1) extraordinary] costs incurred in recovering from |
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[implementing preventive measures taken before or during an
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emergency; and
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[(2)
costs incurred in repairing damage suffered
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during] a disaster for which: |
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(1) [(A)] the presiding officer of a municipal or |
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county government has declared a local state of disaster for |
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affected areas within the jurisdiction of the municipality or |
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county; and |
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(2) [(B)] the governor has also declared a state of |
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disaster for the affected county or counties. |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.073, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(f) A state or local government entity or other eligible |
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entity that receives funding from the disaster contingency fund to |
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pay for costs associated with disaster recovery and that |
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subsequently receives reimbursement from the federal government, |
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an insurer, or another source for those same costs shall reimburse |
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the disaster contingency fund for the reimbursed amounts. In |
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developing rules and procedures under Subsection (d) the governor's |
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division of emergency management shall prescribe accounting and |
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other procedures necessary to efficiently and effectively |
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implement this subsection. |
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(g) Money in the disaster contingency fund may be used to |
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pay for a disaster risk financing instrument using a parametric |
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index based on affected population to leverage available funds and |
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receive proceeds greater than appropriated amounts to pay for |
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extraordinary expenses. |
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(h) Money in the disaster contingency fund may be used to |
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provide to a local government entity that is suffering financial |
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hardship as a result of a disaster declared under this chapter funds |
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for the purpose of: |
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(1) providing local matching funds for Federal |
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Emergency Management Agency qualifying projects; or |
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(2) preventing default on outstanding bonds or meeting |
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other financial requirements. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |