Sec. 111.124. POWERS AND DUTIES. The center shall:
(1) collaborate with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies and private business or nonprofit entities as necessary to coordinate efforts after a hurricane in the Gulf Coast region;
(2) develop smart materials and devices for use in hurricane protection and mitigation systems for structural monitoring;
(3) develop anchor systems for window and door screens, dwellings and other buildings, pipelines, and other onshore and offshore structures to withstand hurricane wind damage;
(4) develop test facilities for evaluating the performance of new products, materials, or techniques designed to protect against hurricane wind damage;
(5) develop specifications and standards for products used for protecting against hurricane wind damage;
(6) design buildings, houses, and other structures to withstand hurricane wind damage; and
(9) provide hurricane-related educational programs, seminars, conferences, and workshops to the community designed to ensure safety, minimize loss of life, and mitigate the destruction of property associated with hurricane wind damage.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 6.13a, eff. September 1, 2009.
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