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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of an emergency power source to residents |
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of certain public housing facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 392, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 392.068 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.068. PROVISION OF EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE TO |
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RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) This section applies only to |
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a housing facility that is operated by a municipal housing |
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authority and that: |
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(1) has more than 100 residents, of which at least 50 |
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percent are elderly or disabled individuals; and |
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(2) is located in a municipality with a population of |
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more than 500,000. |
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(b) A municipal housing authority shall ensure that each |
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housing facility described by Subsection (a) is equipped with an |
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operational emergency generator or comparable emergency power |
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source that is capable of providing continuous electric utility |
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services to the facility during severe weather events or other |
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emergencies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |