Texas § GV.424.154 - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP GRANT PROGRAM

§ GV.424.154. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP GRANT PROGRAM

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The division shall establish and administer a grant program to provide mapping services for critical infrastructure facilities to which this subchapter applies to develop emergency response maps required under Section 424.153 . (b) A grant awarded under this section may only be used to obtain mapping services for a critical infrastructure facility to which this subchapter applies to provide the emergency response map required under Section 424.153 . (c) A mapping service provider who is a recipient of grant money shall provide an emergency response map to the critical infrastructure facility, the division, and appropriate public safety agencies and may only charge a fee for the initial production cost for the map. (d) The division shall adopt rules to administer the grant program established under this section, including eligibility standards and procedures for applying for a grant under this section. (e) The division may award a grant under the grant program only in accordance with a contract between the division and a grant recipient. The contract must include provisions under which the division is granted sufficient control to ensure the public purpose of providing emergency response mapping services to critical infrastructure facilities to which this subchapter applies is accomplished and the state receives a return benefit. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 4341 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.