By: Seliger S.B. No. 1233
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study of the disaster preparedness for certain state
military installations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 437, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 437.164 to read as follows:
Sec. 437.164. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STUDY. (a) The
department shall study the following facilities of the Texas
military forces to determine the facility's preparedness for
natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, severe storms,
floods, and extreme weather events:
(1) Camp Bowie;
(2) Camp Maxey;
(3) Camp Swift;
(4) Fort Wolters;
(5) Camp Mabry; and
(6) the facilities located at Austin-Bergstrom
International Airport.
(b) The department shall identify enhancements to each
facility necessary to improve the installation's disaster
preparedness.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the department shall
report its findings and any recommendations to the legislature.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2023.
SECTION 2. The Texas Military Department is required to
implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
purpose, the Texas Military Department may, but is not required to,
implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations
available for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.