(a) In cooperation with other state agencies, the division shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient communication in times of disaster.
(a-1) The division shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Transportation to establish additional methods for disseminating emergency public service messages to motorists, including:
(1) severe weather advisories;
(2) AMBER alerts under Subchapter L, Chapter 411; and
(3) silver alerts under Subchapter M, Chapter 411.
(b) The division shall consider the desirability of supplementing the communication resources or integrating them into a state or state-federal telecommunication or other communication system or network.
(c) In studying the character and feasibility of any system or its parts, the division shall evaluate the possibility of its multipurpose use for general state and local governmental purposes.
(d) The division shall make recommendations to the governor as appropriate.