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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
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Chapter 487. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
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Subchapter C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 487.061. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT PROGRAM
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(a) The department shall establish a program to provide interested rural communities with:
(1) general information about emergency services districts;
(2) information and training related to the establishment of an emergency services district; and
(3) technical assistance related to the implementation of an emergency services district.
(b) The program may:
(1) assist fire departments in rural areas with the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters;
(2) provide to fire departments in rural areas information relating to assistance programs offered to rural volunteer firefighters, including the federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program to help fire departments increase staffing and deployment capabilities; and
(3) provide to rural homeowners information relating to the benefits of volunteer fire departments, including a reduction in homeowners insurance risk ratings, lower homeowners insurance rates, and better fire protection.