87R12275 SGM-D
By: White H.B. No. 4517
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to disaster mitigation for critical infrastructure
sectors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.130 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.130. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS. (a) In this
section:
(1) "Chief" means the chief of the division appointed
under Section 418.041.
(2) "Critical infrastructure sector" means a critical
infrastructure sector identified in Presidential Policy Directive
21 (PPD-21), Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
(2013).
(b) The chief shall:
(1) establish and maintain a disaster mitigation
program for preventing discontinuation of or disruption to each
critical infrastructure sector;
(2) require the division to include disaster
mitigation provisions for preventing discontinuation of or
disruption to each critical infrastructure sector in the state
emergency management plan;
(3) seek appropriate funding sources as needed to
establish and maintain the program described by Subdivision (1);
(4) coordinate with federal, state, and local
officials on the program described by Subdivision (1);
(5) ensure that the program described by Subdivision
(1) is updated annually; and
(6) contract with an independent auditor to annually
audit the program described by Subdivision (1).
(c) The chief may consult with the governor, lieutenant
governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and other
experts as necessary on the aspects of the program described by
Subsection (b)(1) that involve private property rights.
(d) The chief shall submit the results of an audit conducted
under Subsection (b)(6) to the governor, lieutenant governor, and
speaker of the house of representatives who shall send confirmation
of the receipt of the results, along with any proposals for
addressing issues identified in the results, to the state auditor.
(e) After each legislative session, the state auditor shall
prepare a report on any changes in state law made to address issues
identified in the results of an audit conducted under Subsection
(b)(6).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.