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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statewide homeland security strategy developed by |
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the governor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 421.002(a) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governor shall direct homeland security in this |
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state and shall develop a statewide homeland security strategy that |
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improves the state's ability to: |
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(1) [detect and deter threats to homeland security] |
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prevent significant criminal and terrorist attacks; |
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(2) protect against homeland security threats and |
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hazards; |
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(3) mitigate the loss of life and property by |
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lessening the impact of future disasters; |
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[(2)] (4) respond to homeland security emergencies; |
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and |
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[(3)] (5) recover from homeland security emergencies. |
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(c) The governor's homeland security strategy must |
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complement and operate in coordination with [the] federal strategic |
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guidance on homeland security [strategy]. |
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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, 2013. |