87R10826 SGM-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 3407
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that the Texas Division of Emergency
Management maintain climate-controlled warehouses to store
personal protective equipment for rapid delivery in a disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.060 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.060. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSES.
(a) In this section, "personal protective equipment" means
specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against
hazardous materials related to a disaster, including communicable
and other infectious diseases.
(b) The division shall maintain at least six
climate-controlled warehouses to store personal protective
equipment for disaster response in this state, including public
health disasters and communicable or infectious disease
emergencies. The warehouses must be:
(1) capable of protecting personal protective
equipment from damage by the elements and other environmental
conditions, including temperature, humidity, light, and airflow,
as necessary to preserve the equipment stored in the warehouse; and
(2) located throughout this state so that personal
protective equipment can be delivered from a warehouse to any
location in this state within six hours.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.