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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to legal counsel provided by the attorney general to a |
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political subdivision subject to a declared state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.193 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.193. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL ADVISOR ON ISSUES |
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RELATED TO DECLARED DISASTER. (a) This section applies only during |
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a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014 and the 90-day |
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period following the expiration or termination of the disaster |
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declaration. |
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(b) The attorney general may provide legal counsel to a |
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political subdivision subject to a declared state of disaster under |
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Section 418.014 on issues related to disaster mitigation, |
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preparedness, response, and recovery applicable to the area subject |
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to the disaster declaration. |
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(c) A request for counsel under this section may be |
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submitted only by: |
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(1) the emergency management director designated |
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under Section 418.1015 for the political subdivision; |
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(2) the county judge or a commissioner of a county |
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subject to the declaration; or |
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(3) the mayor of a municipality subject to the |
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declaration. |
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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, 2019. |