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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF TEXAS
AULSTN 11. TE~xAs
A>rORNEV GENERAL
January 24, 1962
Honorable Bill Hollowell, Chairman
Committee on State Affairs
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas Opinion No. WW-1248
Re: Constitutionality of
House Bill 95 creating
the State Disaster
Dear Mr. Hollowell: Council.
Your request for an opinion reads as follows:
"House Bill 95 by Maco Stewart, et al,
has been referred to the State Affairs
Committee, House of Representatives. The
hearing on this bill will be set shortly.
Your official opinion is requested as to
the constitutionality of House Bill 95.
"The primary question is whether or not
Article 3, Sec. 51 of the Texas Constitution
provides sufficient authority for the State
to assume its responsibility in cases of a
public calamity instead of relying entirely
on Federal Aid."
Section I of House Bill 95 states the purpose of
the Act as follows:
'"Section 1. The State of Texas by this
Act, which may be cited as the 'State Responsi-
bility for Disaster Act,' declares itself fully
capable of resuming the State responsibility to
its citizens in cases of public calamity as en-
acted seventy-five (75) years ago in accordance
to the duty prescribed by the Constitution of
the State of Texas."
Section 2 creates the State Disaster Council to
consist of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the
Attorney General and prescribes the duties of this Council
which in substance is to determine whether any flood,
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1248, text, January 24, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth267861/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.