H.B. No. 7
AN ACT
relating to disaster preparation for state agencies and political
subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.0155 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.0155. SUSPENSION LIST. (a) The governor's
office, using existing resources, shall compile and maintain a
comprehensive list of regulatory statutes and rules that may
require suspension during a disaster.
(b) On request by the governor's office, a state agency that
would be impacted by the suspension of a statute or rule on the list
compiled under Subsection (a) shall review the list for accuracy
and shall advise the governor's office regarding any statutes or
rules that should be added to the list.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.054 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.054. DISASTER PREPARATION CONTRACTS. (a) The
division, in consultation with other state agencies the division
considers appropriate, shall develop a plan to assist political
subdivisions of this state with executing contracts for services
that political subdivisions are likely to need following a
disaster. The plan must include:
(1) training on the benefits to a political
subdivision from executing disaster preparation contracts in
advance of a disaster;
(2) recommendations on the services political
subdivisions are likely to need following a disaster, including
debris management and infrastructure repair; and
(3) assistance to political subdivisions with finding
persons capable of providing the services described by Subdivision
(2) and executing contracts with those persons in advance of a
disaster.
(b) The division shall consult with the comptroller
regarding including a contract for services a political subdivision
is likely to need following a disaster, including debris management
and infrastructure repair, on the schedule of multiple award
contracts developed under Subchapter I, Chapter 2155, or as part of
another cooperative purchasing program administered by the
comptroller.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 7 was passed by the House on April 18,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 7 was passed by the Senate on May 21,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor