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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disaster mitigation for critical infrastructure |
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sectors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.130 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.130. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Chief" means the chief of the division appointed |
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under Section 418.041. |
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(2) "Critical infrastructure sector" means a critical |
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infrastructure sector identified in Presidential Policy Directive |
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21 (PPD-21), Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience |
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(2013). |
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(b) The chief shall: |
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(1) establish and maintain a disaster mitigation |
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program for preventing discontinuation of or disruption to each |
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critical infrastructure sector; |
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(2) require the division to include disaster |
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mitigation provisions for preventing discontinuation of or |
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disruption to each critical infrastructure sector in the state |
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emergency management plan; |
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(3) seek appropriate funding sources as needed to |
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establish and maintain the program described by Subdivision (1); |
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(4) coordinate with federal, state, and local |
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officials on the program described by Subdivision (1); |
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(5) ensure that the program described by Subdivision |
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(1) is updated annually; and |
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(6) contract with an independent auditor to annually |
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audit the program described by Subdivision (1). |
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(c) The chief may consult with the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and other |
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experts as necessary on the aspects of the program described by |
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Subsection (b)(1) that involve private property rights. |
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(d) The chief shall submit the results of an audit conducted |
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under Subsection (b)(6) to the governor, lieutenant governor, and |
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speaker of the house of representatives who shall send confirmation |
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of the receipt of the results, along with any proposals for |
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addressing issues identified in the results, to the state auditor. |
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(e) After each legislative session, the state auditor shall |
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prepare a report on any changes in state law made to address issues |
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identified in the results of an audit conducted under Subsection |
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(b)(6). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |