H.B. No. 2568
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study of carrizo cane on the international border of
  this state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
               (1)  "Board" means the State Soil and Water
  Conservation Board.
               (2)  "Carrizo cane" means the invasive species of giant
  reed with the scientific name Arundo donax.
               (3)  "Program" means the carrizo cane eradication
  program under Section 201.0225, Agriculture Code.
         SECTION 2.  CARRIZO CANE STUDY. (a)  The board shall conduct
  a study of the extent of the growth of carrizo cane along the Rio
  Grande to assist the board in administering the program.
         (b)  In conducting the study, the board shall determine:
               (1)  the acreage of carrizo cane remaining along the
  Rio Grande; and
               (2)  the program's cost of eradicating the carrizo cane
  identified in the study.
         SECTION 3.  REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2025, the
  board shall report the results of the study conducted under this Act
  and any recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant governor,
  the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing
  committees of the senate and the house of representatives that have
  jurisdiction over natural resources.
         SECTION 4.  EXPIRATION.  This Act expires February 1, 2025.
         SECTION 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect September
  1, 2023.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2568 was passed by the House on May 2,
  2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 129, Nays 13, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2568 was passed by the Senate on May
  16, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor