Tex. Agric. Code § 71.205 · Subchapter E. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE
SPECIAL FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The department shall provide money to an institution of higher education to carry out plant pest and disease detection and surveillance under a cooperative agreement if the department determines that:
(1) the institution of higher education is in a region of this state that has a high risk of being affected by one or more plant pests or diseases based on:
(A) the region's conduciveness to agricultural pest and disease establishment due to location, agricultural commodities produced, climate, crop diversity, or natural resources; or
(B) the department's determination that an agricultural pest or disease in the region is a state or federal concern; and
(2) the plant pest and disease detection and surveillance supported by the money will likely:
(A) prevent the introduction, establishment, or widespread dissemination of plant pests and diseases; and
(B) provide a comprehensive approach to complement federal and state plant pest and disease detection efforts.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm
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