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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to pre-event disaster recovery program administration |
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contracts in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.127 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.127. PRE-EVENT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM |
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CONTRACTS. (a) The General Land Office shall enter into a |
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pre-event disaster recovery program administration contract with |
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each regional planning commission, council of governments, or |
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similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local |
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Government Code, whose membership includes at least one county that |
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borders the Gulf of Mexico. |
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(b) The General Land Office shall activate a contract |
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required by this section in a county that is designated as a |
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threatened area in: |
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(1) an executive order or proclamation declaring a |
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state of disaster issued by the governor; or |
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(2) a disaster declaration by the president of the |
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United States. |
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(c) Services obtained under a contract required under this |
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section may be paid for with money from the disaster contingency |
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fund under Section 418.073. |
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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. |