By: Phillips H.B. No. 2827
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of homeland security activity for
emergency management purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sec. 421.001, Government Code, is amended as
follows:
Sec. 421.001 DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Agency" means any governmental entity.
(2) "Critical infrastructure" includes all public or
private assets, systems, and functions vital to the security,
governance, public health and safety, economy, or morale of the
state or the nation.
(2-a) "Fusion center" means a state or regional
multidisciplinary collaborative effort of two or more agencies that
combine resources, expertise, and intelligence and other
information with the goal of maximizing the ability of those
agencies to detect, prevent, and respond to criminal activities or
to otherwise engage in homeland security activities.
(3) "Homeland security activity" means any activity
related to the prevention or discovery of, response to, or recovery
from a terrorist attack, natural or man-made disaster, hostile
military or paramilitary action, [or] extraordinary law
enforcement emergency, or fire or medical emergency that requires
additional resources beyond the lo
cal jurisdiction's capabilities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.