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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief |
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and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those |
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appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE |
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GOVERNOR: FEMA MATCH AND DISASTER FUNDS. The amount of |
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$200,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund |
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to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to be |
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used: |
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(1) to match federal money received related to |
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disaster response, relief, and recovery; and |
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(2) for the disaster needs of this state in a manner |
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consistent with Strategy A.1.1, Disaster Funds, as listed in |
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Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), and Chapter 1185 |
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(S.B. 1), Acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025 (the |
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General Appropriations Act). |
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SECTION 2. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE |
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GOVERNOR: LOCAL GRANTS. The amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated |
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from the economic stabilization fund to the Trusteed Programs |
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within the Office of the Governor for the two-year period beginning |
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on the effective date of this Act to be used for the purpose of |
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making grants to assist counties, municipalities, or other local |
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governments operating within Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, |
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Coke, Comal, Concho, Edwards, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hamilton, |
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Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Maverick, |
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McCulloch, Menard, Real, Reeves, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, Tom |
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Green, Travis, Uvalde, or Williamson County, as provided by the |
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governor's declaration of disaster on July 4, 2025, regarding a |
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heavy rainfall and flooding event and the subsequent amendments to |
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that declaration, in establishing and implementing a system of |
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flood warning sirens and rain gauges and purchasing other related |
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equipment. |
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SECTION 3. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE |
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GOVERNOR: METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING. The amount of $24,000,000 is |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Trusteed |
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Programs within the Office of the Governor for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act to be used for the |
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purpose of providing disaster preparedness grants to improve |
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meteorological forecasting, enhance weather intelligence and |
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forecasting accuracy, and improve flood management and timeliness |
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of flood warnings in the Texas Hill Country through high resolution |
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integrated weather solutions. |
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SECTION 4. CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS: INTEROPERABLE |
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EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. (a) Contingent on the enactment of |
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H.B. 3 or similar legislation of the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called |
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Session, 2025, relating to the interoperability of emergency |
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communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, |
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including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability |
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Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the |
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purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems, the |
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amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the economic |
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stabilization fund to the Texas Interoperability Council for use by |
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the council during the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act to implement the provisions of that legislation. |
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(b) Contingent on the failure to enact H.B. 3 or similar |
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legislation of the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, |
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relating to the interoperability of emergency communication |
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equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation |
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and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant |
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program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain |
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public safety radio communication systems: |
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(1) the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the |
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economic stabilization fund to the comptroller of public accounts |
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for immediate deposit to the emergency radio infrastructure account |
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number 5153; and |
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(2) the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the |
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emergency radio infrastructure account number 5153 to the Trusteed |
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Programs within the Office of the Governor to be used during the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the |
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governor's interoperable radio communications program in |
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accordance with Subchapter F, Chapter 421, Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. LIMITATION, REPORTING, AND TRANSFER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACTS APPLY. Unless explicitly stated |
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otherwise, the provisions relating to limitations, reporting, or |
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transfer of Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), and Chapter |
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1185 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025 |
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(the General Appropriations Act), apply to the appropriations made |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of |
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this section, this Act takes effect immediately. |
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(b) This Act takes effect only if it receives a vote of |
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two-thirds of the members present in each house of the legislature, |
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as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III, Texas Constitution. |