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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a wet debris study group. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.054. WET DEBRIS STUDY GROUP. (a) In this section, |
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"study group" means the wet debris study group established under |
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this section. |
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(b) The wet debris study group is established and consists |
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of representatives of local, state, and federal governmental |
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entities who are appointed by the lieutenant governor and speaker |
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of the house of representatives. |
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(c) The study group shall study issues related to removal of |
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wet debris, including best practices for clearing wet debris |
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following a disaster and determining responsibility for that |
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removal. |
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(d) Not later than November 1, 2020, the study group shall |
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submit a report containing recommendations on the issues described |
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by Subsection (c) to each member of the legislature. |
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(e) The study group is abolished and this section expires |
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January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |