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| 1 | 1 | 85R12061 JG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miles S.B. No. 1272 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to an annual proclamation related to hurricane | |
| 8 | 8 | preparedness. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 418, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 418.127 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 418.127. HURRICANE MITIGATION. The governor shall | |
| 13 | 13 | issue a proclamation each year before hurricane season instructing: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) individuals, including residential and commercial | |
| 15 | 15 | property owners, to prepare their property and communities for the | |
| 16 | 16 | upcoming hurricane season; | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) state agencies to review and update their | |
| 18 | 18 | hurricane preparedness plans; and | |
| 19 | 19 | (3) the following entities, to the extent practicable, | |
| 20 | 20 | to conduct community outreach and education activities on hurricane | |
| 21 | 21 | preparedness between May 25 and May 31 of each year: | |
| 22 | 22 | (A) municipalities and counties; | |
| 23 | 23 | (B) the division; | |
| 24 | 24 | (C) the Texas Education Agency; | |
| 25 | 25 | (D) the office of the comptroller; and | |
| 26 | 26 | (E) the Texas Department of Insurance. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |