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Title 120A TEXAS DISASTER ACT OF 1975 STATE AND NATIONAL DEFENSE Art. 6889-7 Short Title Sect i on 1 , ---.. ...-...-.-.- This Act may be cited as the Texas Disaster Act of 1975. Purposes Section 2. The purposes of this Act are to ------rr¡--reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from natural or man- made catastrophies, riots, or hostile military or paramilitary action; (2) prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, and treatment of per- sons victimized or threatened by disaster; (3) provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters; (4) clarify and strengthen the roles of the Governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters; (5) authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, pre- paredness, response, and recovery; (6) authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevent.ion, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and offi- cers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate; [ (7) provide an emergency management system embodying all aspects of predi- saster preparedness and postdisaster response; [ (8) assist in prevention of disasters caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for and regulation of public and private facilities and land use; and, [ (9) provide the authority and mechanism to respond to an energy emergency. Limitations Section 3. Nothing in this Act may be construed to (1) interfere with the course or conduct of a labor dispute, except that actions otherwise authorized by this Act or other laws may be taken when necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent or existing danger to public health or safety; [ (2) interfere with dissemination of news or comment on public affairs, but any communications facility or organization, including radio and television stations, wire services, and newspapers, may be required to transmit or print public service messages furnishing information or instructions in connection with a disaster or potential disaster; [ (3) affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of police forces, fire fighting forces, units of the armed forces of the United States, or of any of their personnel when an active duty, but state, local, and interjurisdictional emergency management plans shall place reliance on the forces available for per- formance of functions related to disasters: or Attachment 2 Tab 1 Page 1