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