Bill Text: TX SB983 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a work group to study local restrictions that impede disaster recovery efforts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-01 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB983 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB983-Introduced.html
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| By: Kolkhorst | S.B. No. 983 | |
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| relating to the establishment of a work group to study local | ||
| restrictions that impede disaster recovery efforts. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "work group" means the | ||
| work group established under this Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. WORK GROUP ESTABLISHED. (a) The work group is | ||
| composed of representatives of local, state, and federal | ||
| governmental entities and private entities who are appointed by the | ||
| lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives. | ||
| (b) Appointments to the work group under Subsection (a) of | ||
| this section must be made not later than November 1, 2019. | ||
| SECTION 3. WORK GROUP DUTIES. (a) The work group shall | ||
| conduct a study on local restrictions that impede disaster recovery | ||
| efforts. | ||
| (b) The study conducted under Subsection (a) of this section | ||
| must include: | ||
| (1) an overview of official actions by governing | ||
| bodies of political subdivisions and requirements imposed by deed | ||
| restrictions or property owners' associations that impede state and | ||
| federal disaster recovery efforts in this state; and | ||
| (2) recommendations for minimizing the effect of the | ||
| official actions and requirements described by Subdivision (1) of | ||
| this subsection on state and federal disaster recovery efforts in | ||
| this state. | ||
| SECTION 4. REPORT. Not later than November 1, 2020, the | ||
| work group shall submit a written report to the members of the | ||
| legislature with the results of the study required under Section 3 | ||
| of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 5. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires and the work | ||
| group is abolished January 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
| 1, 2019. | ||
