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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that the Texas Division of Emergency |
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Management maintain climate-controlled warehouses to store |
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personal protective equipment for rapid delivery in a disaster. |
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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 418.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.060. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSES. |
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(a) In this section, "personal protective equipment" means |
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specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against |
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hazardous materials related to a disaster, including communicable |
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and other infectious diseases. |
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(b) The division shall maintain at least six |
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climate-controlled warehouses to store personal protective |
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equipment for disaster response in this state, including public |
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health disasters and communicable or infectious disease |
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emergencies. The warehouses must be: |
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(1) capable of protecting personal protective |
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equipment from damage by the elements and other environmental |
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conditions, including temperature, humidity, light, and airflow, |
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as necessary to preserve the equipment stored in the warehouse; and |
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(2) located throughout this state so that personal |
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protective equipment can be delivered from a warehouse to any |
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location in this state within six hours. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |