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By: Watson |
S.B. No. 1801 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2013; March 25, 2013, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; |
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April 18, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 18, 2013, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1801 |
By: Estes |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of fire hydrant requirements for a |
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wildland-urban interface in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 797 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 797. WILDFIRE PREVENTION |
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Sec. 797.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Director" means the director of the Texas A&M |
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Forest Service. |
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(2) "Wildfire" and "wildland" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 88.1015, Education Code. |
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(3) "Wildland-urban interface" means a place where an |
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urban area and wildland meet and that: |
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(A) is designated by the director to be an |
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at-risk area for wildfires; or |
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(B) is an area within one-half mile of a place |
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described by Paragraph (A). |
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Sec. 797.002. FIRE HYDRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN |
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INTERFACE. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a |
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population of 2,500 or more, located in a county that has a |
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population of more than one million and less than 1.5 million, that |
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has within its boundaries a wildland-urban interface. |
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(b) A governing body of a municipality may by ordinance |
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require a fire hydrant located in that municipality to conform to |
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flow and pressure standards established by the ordinance. |
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(c) A municipality may consult with county and state fire |
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prevention agencies in adopting standards under Subsection (b). |
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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. |
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