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AN ACT
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relating to allowing money in the disaster contingency fund to be |
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used to provide assistance to producers of agricultural products |
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affected by a disaster caused by severe drought, wildfire, flood, |
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storm, or hurricane. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.073, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The purposes for which money in the disaster contingency |
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fund may be used include making funds available to a state or local |
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agency that will use the funds to provide assistance to producers of |
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agricultural products affected by or recovering from a disaster |
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caused by severe drought, wildfire, flood, storm, or hurricane. In |
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this subsection, "agricultural products" includes: |
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(1) horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, |
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livestock, poultry, and bee products, including products of exotic |
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livestock as defined by Section 161.001, Agriculture Code; and |
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(2) any farm or ranch product, including a product |
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produced by aquaculture as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1339 passed the Senate on |
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May 1, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1339 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, |
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Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |