By: Patrick  S.B. No. 2148
         (In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2009; March 31, 2009, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
  Relations; April 24, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0;
  April 24, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2148 By:  Patrick
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to information and assistance provided by the chief
  appraiser to emergency management authorities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by
  adding Section 6.053 to read as follows:
         Sec. 6.053.  ASSISTANCE TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  AUTHORITIES.  The chief appraiser shall, if requested by the
  emergency management authorities of a federal, state, or local
  government agency, provide information and assistance pertinent to
  disaster mitigation or recovery, including assisting in the
  estimation of damage from an actual or potential disaster event.
         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, 2009.
 
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