87R12285 MWC-D
By: Rodriguez H.B. No. 4009
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of emergency shelter planning in local
and interjurisdictional emergency management plans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.044, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The division, in collaboration with political
subdivisions, emergency management agencies, and regional planning
commissions created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, shall
ensure that local and interjurisdictional emergency management
plans include provisions for emergency shelters in the event of a
disaster that are suitable for cold weather events, wildfires, and
floods.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.