(a) This section applies only during a declared state of disaster under § 418.014 and the 90-day period following the expiration or termination of the disaster declaration.
(b) The attorney general may provide legal counsel to a political subdivision subject to a declared state of disaster under § 418.014 on issues related to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery applicable to the area subject to the disaster declaration.

(c) A request for counsel under this section may be submitted only by:
(1) the emergency management director designated under § 418.1015 for the political subdivision;
(2) the county judge or a commissioner of a county subject to the declaration; or
(3) the mayor of a municipality subject to the declaration.