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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 business advisory council on disaster |
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recovery and mitigation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 31.069 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.069. BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DISASTER RECOVERY |
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AND MITIGATION. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Advisory council" means the business advisory |
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council on disaster recovery and mitigation established under this |
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section. |
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(2) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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418.004, Government Code. |
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(b) The business advisory council on disaster recovery and |
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mitigation is established to provide to the commissioner advice and |
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expertise on disaster recovery and mitigation as described by |
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Subsection (g). |
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(c) The advisory council is composed of six representatives |
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appointed by the commissioner as follows: |
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(1) one member representing banking and insurance |
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entities in this state that provide mortgage lending and insurance |
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for homeowners and businesses; |
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(2) one member representing construction entities in |
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this state engaged in the construction of commercial, industrial, |
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and residential buildings; |
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(3) one member representing the manufacturers in this |
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state that produce construction materials; |
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(4) one member representing the oil and gas refiners |
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and processing industries having major industrial infrastructure |
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in areas of this state adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico that are most |
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vulnerable to damage from hurricanes and flooding; |
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(5) one member representing the tourist and |
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hospitality industry in areas of this state adjacent to the Gulf of |
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Mexico that are most vulnerable to damage from hurricanes and |
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flooding; and |
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(6) one member representing small businesses in this |
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state that would be affected following a disaster by loss of |
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customers, lost employees, and limited insurance. |
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(d) Members of the advisory council serve staggered |
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four-year terms. |
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(e) An advisory council member is not entitled to |
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compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses |
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incurred by the member while conducting the business of the |
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advisory council. |
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(f) The advisory council members shall elect a presiding |
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officer from among the members. |
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(g) The advisory council shall: |
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(1) provide advice on disaster recovery mitigation and |
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resilience, specifically related to housing; |
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(2) provide information on advanced technological |
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systems for disaster construction engineering and other innovative |
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solutions for addressing infrastructure risks; |
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(3) provide information on banking and insurance |
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requirements imposed following a disaster that may affect housing |
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construction and recovery in areas affected by the disaster; |
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(4) provide advice during disaster recovery on issues |
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faced by state and local governments; and |
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(5) propose solutions to address inefficiencies or |
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problems in the state or local governmental disaster response with |
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respect to issues described by this subsection. |
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(h) The advisory council shall meet at the times and |
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locations determined by the presiding officer, not to exceed four |
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meetings each year. |
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(i) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the advisory council shall submit a report on the advisory |
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council's activities, advice, and proposed solutions to the |
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commissioner, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the |
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governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives. |
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(j) The land office shall provide administrative support to |
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the advisory council. |
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(k) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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advisory council. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the commissioner of the General Land Office shall |
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appoint to the business advisory council on disaster recovery and |
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mitigation two members to terms expiring February 1, 2021, two |
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members to terms expiring February 1, 2022, and two members to |
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terms expiring February 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |