SECTION/TITLE ORIGIL LANGUAGE NEW LANGUAGE NOTES GENERAL OVERVIEW I. Authority and References No change No change II. Purpose No change No change The purpose of this annex is to define the organization, operational concepts, responsibilities, and procedures to accomplish state disaster recovery in Texas. This annex is applicable to all agencies, organizations, and personnel with recovery Emergency Support Function (ESF) responsibilities. III. Explanation of Terms This section used to be Situation and Assumptions and the Explanation of Terms was placed before Section I of this annex. IV. Situation and Was Section III. Assumptions V. Concept of Operations Was Section IV. Now Section V. VI. Organization and Was Section V. Now Section VI. Assignment of Responsibilities New Section III. Several new terms were introduced, including: Area Field Office, Community-based organization, Citizen Corps, Citizen Community Response Team, Corporation for National and Community Service, Donations Assessment Team, District Coordinator, Donations Coordination Team, Dept. of Family and Protective Services, Dept. of Information Resources, Donations Steering Committee, Emergency Management Assistance Compact, Faith-Based Organization, and several other terms/names. Now Section IV. VI.B.2.h.9): The Voluntary Agency Liaison was added to the list of state It is intended to supplement the State of Texas Emergency Management Plan. This person works with local, state, and national volunteer organizations and state 1
V. B.3.d: Texas Building & Procurement Commission (TBPC) V.B.3.g: Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) disaster recovery officials VI.B.3.d.: Replaced TBPC with Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) VI.B.3.g.: TDHCA now has responsibility of entering into preincident contracts for temporary housing in the aftermath of disasters. agencies during disasters. The state VAL coordinates with the FEMA VAL to assist individuals in local jurisdictions recovering from a disaster. V.B.3.n: Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) 1) Provide assistance and information to disaster victims regarding Unemployment Compensation (UC) and Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). VI.B.3.n: Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) 1) Recommend to the Governor whether to suspend the waiting period for Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits after a natural disaster. VI.B.3.p: Agency was initially replaced V.B.3.p.: Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) by TDRA. TDRA has also been eliminated. VII. Coordination and Control VI. Direction and Control VII. title is now Coordination and Control, per CPG 101 VIII. Emergency Response Was Section VII. Now Section VIII. Level/Action Guides IX. Continuity of Government Was Section VIII. Now Section IX. X. Administration and Was Section IX. Now Section X. Support XI. Development and Was Section X. Now Section XI. Maintenance Appendix 1: Recovery Organization Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice and the Texas General Land Office were added to recovery organization list along with the Texas Water 2
Appendix 2: Recovery ESF Action Guide Appendix 3: Recovery Resource Summary Appendix 4: Texas State Disaster Coalition Catastrophe Plan Appendix 5: Volunteer and Donations Management Attachment A: Volunteer and Donations Management Organization Attachment B: State Call Center SOPS Attachment C: Joint Assistance Center Registration Sheet Intro paragraph: In 2001, TDI, TDEM, and the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) formed a state disaster coalition of industry and government agency members. The Texas State Disaster Coalition Catastrophe Plan (TSDC) meets quarterly to facilitate policies and procedures related to insurance support following a major disaster. This appendix used to be a standalone annex (Annex T: Donations Management) Development Board and United Ways of Texas. The Office of Rural Community Affairs, ORCA (and the Texas Department of Rural Affairs, TDRA) were removed ORCA (and TDRA) removed ORCA (and TDRA) removed Same original language with the following addition: Participants include insurance carriers, trade associations, emergency management organizations, and various state and governmental agencies (TDI, TDEM, OAG, the Office of Public Insurance Counsel, the Texas Funeral Services Commission, the Texas Department of Banking, FEMA, etc.). Original language of Annex T was rolled into Annex J as an appendix. It includes all of its original attachments. New to this annex. Language rolled over from former Annex T (Donations Management) Attachment D: Joint 3
Assistance Center Volunteer Sign-up Sheet Attachment E: Services Check-in Form Attachment F: Sample Information Flyer Attachment G: JAC Floor Plan Example Attachment H: Multiagency Warehouse Attachment I: Prescripted Message for Media Same language rolled over from Annex T with the addition of a few items All new language Primary or Secondary Support Role (as it relates to this annex / plan and agency responsibilities during an activation). PRIMARY AGENCY FORMER PRIMARY SECONDARY AGENCY FORMER SECONDARY NOTES AGENCY AGENCY TDEM ORCA/TDRA Agencies no longer exist ARC TSA TPASS OAG CPA TDHCA HHSC TDI DSHS TxDOT TFS TCEQ 4
TWC DADS State Historical Comm TX State Library and Archives GLO TWDB Not Council member Not Council member 5