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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the Texas youth livestock show |
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grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 3, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 50E to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 50E. TEXAS YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW GRANT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 50E.001. TEXAS YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW GRANT PROGRAM. |
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(a) The office of the governor shall establish and administer the |
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Texas youth livestock show grant program. The office of the |
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governor shall: |
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(1) establish grant eligibility requirements, subject |
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to Subsection (c); |
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(2) establish a grant application process; and |
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(3) encourage participation from livestock shows of |
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varying sizes, types of entries, and needs. |
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(b) Grants under this section may be used only to provide |
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financial assistance to youth livestock shows in this state. |
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(c) A youth livestock show is eligible for a grant under |
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this section if the livestock show is part of a county or state |
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youth livestock validation program and has Texas 4-H and Texas FFA |
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engagement or sanction. |
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Sec. 50E.002. TEXAS YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW FUND. (a) The |
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Texas youth livestock show fund is an account in the general revenue |
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fund administered by the office of the governor. Money in the |
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account may be used only by the office of the governor to provide |
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grants under Section 50E.001 and to promote and encourage donations |
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to the fund. Not more than 10 percent of the money in the account |
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may be used to promote and encourage donations to the fund. |
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(b) The Texas youth livestock show fund consists of: |
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(1) gifts, grants, including federal grants, and other |
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donations received for the fund; |
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(2) interest earned on the investment of money in the |
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fund; |
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(3) any money appropriated to the fund by the |
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legislature; and |
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(4) money received from the federal government that |
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may be used for a purpose described by Subsection (a) and that is |
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transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund by the |
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legislature. |
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(c) The office of the governor may accept grants, gifts, or |
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donations from any source that are made for the purposes of this |
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chapter. Money received under this subsection shall be deposited |
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in the Texas youth livestock show fund. |
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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 September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3959 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 30, 4 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3959 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |