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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a communications coordination group. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.051. COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION GROUP. (a) The |
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communications coordination group shall facilitate interagency |
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coordination and collaboration to provide efficient and effective |
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planning and execution of communications support to joint, |
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interagency, and intergovernmental task forces. |
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(b) At the direction of the division, the communications |
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coordination group shall assist with coordination and |
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collaboration during an emergency. |
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(c) The communications coordination group consists of |
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members selected by the division, including representatives of: |
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(1) the Texas military forces; |
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(2) the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas; |
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(3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; |
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(4) federal agencies that comprise Emergency Support |
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Function No. 2; |
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(5) the telecommunications industry, including cable |
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service providers, as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code; |
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(6) electric utilities, as defined by Section 31.002, |
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Utilities Code; |
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(7) gas utilities, as defined by Sections 101.003 and |
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121.001, Utilities Code; |
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(8) the National Guard's Joint Continental United |
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States Communications Support Environment; |
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(9) the National Guard Bureau; |
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(10) amateur radio operator groups; |
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(11) the Texas Forest Service; |
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(12) the Texas Department of Transportation; |
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(13) the General Land Office; |
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(14) the Texas Engineering Extension Service of The |
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Texas A&M University System; |
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(15) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; |
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(16) the Railroad Commission of Texas; |
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(17) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(18) the judicial branch of state government; |
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(19) the Texas Association of Regional Councils; |
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(20) the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air |
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Patrol, Texas Wing; |
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(21) each trauma service area regional advisory |
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council; |
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(22) state agencies, counties, and municipalities |
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affected by the emergency; and |
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(23) other agencies as determined by the division. |
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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, 2009. |