| 1 | 1 | | 88R2720 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Raymond H.B. No. 566 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study of the disaster preparedness for each state |
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| 8 | 8 | | military facility. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 437.164 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 437.164. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STUDY. (a) The |
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| 13 | 13 | | department shall study each Texas military forces facility to |
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| 14 | 14 | | determine the facility's preparedness for natural disasters, |
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| 15 | 15 | | including hurricanes, tornadoes, severe storms, floods, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | extreme weather events. The department shall identify enhancements |
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| 17 | 17 | | to each facility necessary to improve the facility's disaster |
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| 18 | 18 | | preparedness. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall |
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| 20 | 20 | | report its findings and any recommendations to the legislature. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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