Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R2729 SCP-D
2	2	By: Raymond H.B. No. 560
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to analyzing and mitigating transportation security
8	8	threats in this state.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
11	11	(1) "Commission" means the Public Safety Commission.
12	12	(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety
13	13	of the State of Texas.
14	14	(3) "Director" means the public safety director.
15	15	(4) "Division" means the Intelligence and
16	16	Counterterrorism division of the department.
17	17	SECTION 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY THREAT ANALYSIS. (a)
18	18	The division shall conduct an analysis of emerging and potential
19	19	future threats to transportation security in this state. The
20	20	analysis must include emerging and potential future threats posed
21	21	by the following:
22	22	(1) evolving tactics by terrorist organizations that
23	23	may pose a catastrophic risk to an aviation or surface
24	24	transportation entity;
25	25	(2) explosive devices or attacks involving the use of
26	26	explosives that may cause catastrophic damage to an aviation or
27	27	surface transportation system;
28	28	(3) the release of chemical or biological agents in
29	29	either aviation or surface transportation systems;
30	30	(4) cyberthreat actors seeking to undermine
31	31	confidence in transportation systems or cause service disruptions
32	32	that jeopardize transportation security;
33	33	(5) unmanned aerial systems with the capability of
34	34	inflicting harm on transportation targets;
35	35	(6) individuals or groups seeking to attack soft
36	36	targets, public areas, or crowded spaces of transportation systems,
37	37	including attacks against transportation security personnel;
38	38	(7) foreign actors seeking to exploit vulnerabilities
39	39	posed by inconsistent or inadequate security screening protocols at
40	40	last point of departure airports with direct flights to this state;
41	41	(8) information-sharing challenges within state
42	42	government and between state government and private and
43	43	governmental entities; and
44	44	(9) growth in passenger volume in both the aviation
45	45	and surface transportation sectors in this state.
46	46	(b) In conducting the analysis required under Subsection
47	47	(a) of this section, the division shall engage transportation
48	48	stakeholders and account for security concerns of transportation
49	49	operators by:
50	50	(1) convening at least three industry day events for
51	51	transportation stakeholders to hear from relevant public and
52	52	private sector security partners and provide feedback on emerging
53	53	threats identified by the transportation stakeholders;
54	54	(2) developing strategies to solicit feedback on a
55	55	consistent basis from transportation stakeholders across all modes
56	56	of transportation and providing consistent responses to
57	57	stakeholder concerns;
58	58	(3) improving the quality, timeliness, and relevancy
59	59	of information-sharing products disseminated by the division to
60	60	transportation stakeholders, including classified
61	61	information-sharing products;
62	62	(4) coordinating security incident response and
63	63	communications drills, including tabletop exercises, to improve
64	64	incident preparedness and response capabilities across
65	65	transportation modes and among transportation systems;
66	66	(5) encouraging regular communication between
67	67	governmental entities responsible for transportation security and
68	68	transportation stakeholders; and
69	69	(6) establishing regular opportunities for senior
70	70	department leadership to engage with transportation stakeholders
71	71	regarding changes in the threat environment and ways the department
72	72	can offer security support to address those changes.
73	73	(c) Not later than June 1, 2024, the division shall submit
74	74	the analysis required under Subsection (a) of this section to the
75	75	commission and director.
76	76	SECTION 3. MITIGATION. Not later than October 1, 2024, the
77	77	director shall:
78	78	(1) develop, as appropriate, a threat mitigation
79	79	strategy for each of the threats examined in the analysis; and
80	80	(2) assign appropriate department resources to
81	81	address those threats based on the calculated risk or provide
82	82	recommendations to the appropriate governmental entity responsible
83	83	for addressing those threats.
84	84	SECTION 4. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Not later than
85	85	December 1, 2024, the director shall provide a written report to
86	86	each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over
87	87	transportation on the results of the analysis required under
88	88	Section 2 of this Act and relevant mitigation strategies developed
89	89	in accordance with Section 3 of this Act.
90	90	SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires December 31, 2024.
91	91	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
92	92	1, 2023.