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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the date by which a pest management zone or cotton |
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grower may request an extension of the cotton stalk destruction |
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deadline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (b) and (c), Section 74.0032, |
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Agriculture Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If adverse weather conditions or other good cause |
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exists, the administrative committee that governs the applicable |
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pest management zone may request that the department grant an |
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extension of the cotton stalk destruction deadline for any |
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specified part of the pest management zone or for the entire pest |
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management zone. A request under this subsection must be made |
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within the period specified by department rule [not later than 10
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business days before the applicable cotton stalk destruction
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deadline]. A field is not subject to a hostable cotton fee if the |
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department grants an extension of the deadline. The Texas Boll |
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Weevil Eradication Foundation shall submit to the department an |
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estimate of the amount by which an extension under this subsection |
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will increase the cost of administering the boll weevil eradication |
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program. |
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(c) If the applicable administrative committee does not |
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request an extension, or if the department denies a request for an |
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extension of the cotton stalk destruction deadline for a specified |
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part of a pest management zone, a cotton grower may apply for an |
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individual extension of the deadline. A request under this |
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subsection must be made within the period specified by department |
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rule [not later than 10 business days before the applicable pest
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management zone's stalk destruction deadline]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by Section 74.0032, |
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Agriculture Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a request |
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for an extension made on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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request for an extension made before the effective date of this Act |
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is subject to the law in effect on that date, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |