Bill Text: TX HB3367 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3367 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a business advisory council on disaster recovery and mitigation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-18 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB3367 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB3367-Introduced.html

	86R8897 YDB-D

	By: Thompson of Brazoria	H.B. No. 3367



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the creation of a business advisory council on disaster
	recovery and mitigation.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Natural Resources
	Code, is amended by adding Section 31.069 to read as follows:
	Sec. 31.069. BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DISASTER RECOVERY
	AND MITIGATION. (a) In this section:
	(1) "Advisory council" means the business advisory
	council on disaster recovery and mitigation established under this
	section.
	(2) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section
	418.004, Government Code.
	(b) The business advisory council on disaster recovery and
	mitigation is established to provide to the commissioner advice and
	expertise on disaster recovery and mitigation as described by
	Subsection (g).
	(c) The advisory council is composed of six representatives
	appointed by the commissioner as follows:
	(1) one member representing banking and insurance
	entities in this state that provide mortgage lending and insurance
	for homeowners and businesses;
	(2) one member representing construction entities in
	this state engaged in the construction of commercial, industrial,
	and residential buildings;
	(3) one member representing the manufacturers in this
	state that produce construction materials;
	(4) one member representing the oil and gas refiners
	and processing industries having major industrial infrastructure
	in areas of this state adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico that are most
	vulnerable to damage from hurricanes and flooding;
	(5) one member representing the tourist and
	hospitality industry in areas of this state adjacent to the Gulf of
	Mexico that are most vulnerable to damage from hurricanes and
	flooding; and
	(6) one member representing small businesses in this
	state that would be affected following a disaster by loss of
	customers, lost employees, and limited insurance.
	(d) Members of the advisory council serve staggered
	four-year terms.
	(e) An advisory council member is not entitled to
	compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses
	incurred by the member while conducting the business of the
	advisory council.
	(f) The advisory council members shall elect a presiding
	officer from among the members.
	(g) The advisory council shall:
	(1) provide advice on disaster recovery mitigation and
	resilience, specifically related to housing;
	(2) provide information on advanced technological
	systems for disaster construction engineering and other innovative
	solutions for addressing infrastructure risks;
	(3) provide information on banking and insurance
	requirements imposed following a disaster that may affect housing
	construction and recovery in areas affected by the disaster;
	(4) provide advice during disaster recovery on issues
	faced by state and local governments; and
	(5) propose solutions to address inefficiencies or
	problems in the state or local governmental disaster response with
	respect to issues described by this subsection.
	(h) The advisory council shall meet at the times and
	locations determined by the presiding officer, not to exceed four
	meetings each year.
	(i) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year,
	the advisory council shall submit a report on the advisory
	council's activities, advice, and proposed solutions to the
	commissioner, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the
	governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
	representatives.
	(j) The land office shall provide administrative support to
	the advisory council.
	(k) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the
	advisory council.
	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
	of this Act, the commissioner of the General Land Office shall
	appoint to the business advisory council on disaster recovery and
	mitigation two members to terms expiring February 1, 2021, two
	members to terms expiring February 1, 2022, and two members to
	terms expiring February 1, 2023.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.