H.B. No. 430
AN ACT
relating to the criteria and qualifications for distributions under
the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 614.102(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The director shall:
(1) determine reasonable criteria and qualifications
for the distribution of money from the volunteer fire department
assistance fund, including:
(A) the frequency, size, and severity of past
wildfires in a volunteer fire department's jurisdiction;
(B) the potential for loss or damage to property
resulting from future wildfires in the department's jurisdiction;
[and]
(C) the age of the equipment used by the
department; and
(D) the department's need for emergency
assistance under Section 614.103(a-1); and
(2) establish a procedure for reporting and processing
requests for money from the fund.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 430 was passed by the House on April
14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 430 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor