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By: Walle, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 2345 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2019; |
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April 17, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Water & |
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Rural Affairs; May 19, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; |
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May 19, 2019, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2345 |
By: Rodríguez |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Institute for a Disaster Resilient |
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Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 86, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 86.82 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 86.82. INSTITUTE FOR A DISASTER RESILIENT TEXAS. (a) |
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In this section, "institute" means the Institute for a Disaster |
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Resilient Texas. |
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(b) The Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas is a |
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component of Texas A&M University. |
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(c) The institute is under the management and direction of |
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the board. |
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(d) The institute shall: |
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(1) develop data analytics tools to support disaster |
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planning, mitigation, response, and recovery by the state, its |
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political subdivisions, and the public; |
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(2) create and maintain web-based analytical and |
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visual tools to communicate disaster risks and ways to reduce those |
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risks, including tools that work on the level of individual parcels |
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of land; |
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(3) provide evidence-based information and solutions |
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to aid in the formation of state and local partnerships to support |
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disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery; |
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(4) collect, display, and communicate comprehensive |
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flood-related information, including applicable updated inundation |
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maps, for use by decision-makers and the public; and |
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(5) collaborate with institutions of higher |
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education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, state |
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agencies, local governments, and other political subdivisions to |
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accomplish the purposes of this section. |
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(e) The institute may employ personnel, including experts |
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in planning, engineering, hydrology, ecology, and economics. |
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(f) The institute may accept a gift or grant from any public |
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or private source for the benefit of the institute. |
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SECTION 2. The Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If |
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the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the institute may, but is not required to, implement a |
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provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |
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