88R2701 ANG-D     By: Raymond H.B. No. 570       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas Division of Emergency Management of   the potential effects of droughts and wildfires in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  DEFINITION. In this Act, "division" means the   Texas Division of Emergency Management.          SECTION 2.  STUDY. (a) The division shall conduct a study   regarding the potential effects of droughts and wildfires in this   state over the next 50 years. The study must include an assessment   of:                (1)  the projected ecological effects of droughts and   wildfires, including:                      (A)  harm to plants, animals, and water bodies;   and                      (B)  damage to state parks and other public lands;                (2)  the projected effects of droughts on the   temperature in urban areas, including:                      (A)  increases in the demand for energy and water;                      (B)  demands on public health facilities;                      (C)  any decline in business productivity; and                      (D)  any decline in tourism;                (3)  the projected economic effects of droughts and   wildfires, including:                      (A)  agricultural losses; and                      (B)  damage to infrastructure;                (4)  vulnerabilities to droughts and wildfires;                (5)  the availability of local resources to combat   wildfires and adapt to droughts; and                (6)  potential mitigation strategies for reducing the   risk of and damage caused by droughts and wildfires.          (b)  In conducting the study, the division shall solicit and   consider information from:                (1)  the Department of Public Safety;                (2)  the Department of Agriculture;                (3)  the Parks and Wildlife Department;                (4)  the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and                (5)  other agencies, municipalities, and environmental   organizations as necessary.          SECTION 3.  REPORT. Not later than March 1, 2024, the   division shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the   speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing   committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the   division, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of   Agriculture, the Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality a written report that includes   a summary of the study and any legislative recommendations based on   the study.          SECTION 4.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2025.          SECTION 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect   immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members   elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas   Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for   immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.