87R12275 SGM-D     By: White H.B. No. 4517       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to disaster mitigation for critical infrastructure   sectors.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 418, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 418.130 to read as follows:          Sec. 418.130.  CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS. (a) In this   section:                (1)  "Chief" means the chief of the division appointed   under Section 418.041.                (2)  "Critical infrastructure sector" means a critical   infrastructure sector identified in Presidential Policy Directive   21 (PPD-21), Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience   (2013).          (b)  The chief shall:                (1)  establish and maintain a disaster mitigation   program for preventing discontinuation of or disruption to each   critical infrastructure sector;                (2)  require the division to include disaster   mitigation provisions for preventing discontinuation of or   disruption to each critical infrastructure sector in the state   emergency management plan;                (3)  seek appropriate funding sources as needed to   establish and maintain the program described by Subdivision (1);                (4)  coordinate with federal, state, and local   officials on the program described by Subdivision (1);                (5)  ensure that the program described by Subdivision   (1) is updated annually; and                (6)  contract with an independent auditor to annually   audit the program described by Subdivision (1).          (c)  The chief may consult with the governor, lieutenant   governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and other   experts as necessary on the aspects of the program described by   Subsection (b)(1) that involve private property rights.          (d)  The chief shall submit the results of an audit conducted   under Subsection (b)(6) to the governor, lieutenant governor, and   speaker of the house of representatives who shall send confirmation   of the receipt of the results, along with any proposals for   addressing issues identified in the results, to the state auditor.          (e)  After each legislative session, the state auditor shall   prepare a report on any changes in state law made to address issues   identified in the results of an audit conducted under Subsection   (b)(6).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.