By: Carona S.R. No. 1098
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
House Bill No. 4102 (the disaster contingency fund and relief for
school districts located in a disaster area), to consider and
take action on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee
to change text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the bill, in
Subsection (c), Section 418.073, Government Code, to read as
follows:
(c) A state or [agency,] local government[, or other
eligible] entity that participates in disaster preparation or
disaster recovery may request and receive funding from the
disaster contingency fund to pay for[:
[(1) extraordinary] costs incurred by the state or
local government entity in preparing for or recovering from
[implementing preventive measures taken before or during an
emergency; and
[(2) costs incurred in repairing damage suffered
during] a disaster [for which:
[(A) the presiding officer of a municipal or
county government has declared a local state of disaster for
affected areas within the jurisdiction of the municipality or
county; and
[(B) the governor has also declared a state of
disaster for the affected county or counties].
Explanation: This change is necessary to maintain the
ability of a state or local government entity to receive
reimbursement from the disaster contingency fund for costs
incurred by the entity in preparing for disasters.
_______________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 31, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate