Bill Text: TX SB1566 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-04 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB1566 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1566-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1566 | |
| (In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2021; March 24, 2021, read | ||
| first time and referred to Committee on Transportation; | ||
| April 15, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | ||
| Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 15, 2021, | ||
| sent to printer.) | ||
| COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1566 | By: West | |
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| relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection | ||
| Grant Program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Sections 12.050(k) and (l), Agriculture Code, | ||
| are amended to read as follows: | ||
| (k) Not later than January 15, 2025 [ |
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| shall evaluate the performance of the program under this section | ||
| and submit a report to the legislature. The report must include an | ||
| evaluation of agricultural inspections affected by the program, | ||
| including the extent to which the program is reducing wait times for | ||
| agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the | ||
| border with the United Mexican States. | ||
| (l) Unless continued in existence by the legislature, this | ||
| section expires September 1, 2025 [ |
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| SECTION 2. The Department of Agriculture is required to | ||
| implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature | ||
| appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the | ||
| legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that | ||
| purpose, the department may, but is not required to, implement a | ||
| provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that | ||
| purpose. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
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