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Section 418.193. Attorney General as Legal Advisor on Issues Related to Declared Disaster

TX Govt Code § 418.193 (2019) (N/A)
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Text of section as added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 416), Sec. 1

For text of section as added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 2325), Sec. 3, see other Sec. 418.193.

Sec. 418.193. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL ADVISOR ON ISSUES RELATED TO DECLARED DISASTER. (a) This section applies only during a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014 and the 90-day period following the expiration or termination of the disaster declaration.

(b) The attorney general may provide legal counsel to a political subdivision subject to a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014 on issues related to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery applicable to the area subject to the disaster declaration.

(c) A request for counsel under this section may be submitted only by:

(1) the emergency management director designated under Section 418.1015 for the political subdivision;

(2) the county judge or a commissioner of a county subject to the declaration; or

(3) the mayor of a municipality subject to the declaration.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 416), Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2019.

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