81R5308 TRH-F
By: Aycock H.B. No. 1444
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of an agricultural business for the
purposes of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 58.002(1), Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "Agricultural business" means:
(A) a business that is or proposes to be engaged
in producing, processing, marketing, or exporting an agricultural
product;
(B) an eligible applicant as defined in
Subchapter E;
(C) the entity designated to carry out boll
weevil eradication in accordance with Section 74.1011;
(D) any agriculture-related business in rural
areas of Texas including a business that provides recreational
activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting, or any other
activity associated with the enjoyment of nature or the outdoors on
agricultural land;
(E) a state agency or an institution of higher
education that is engaged in producing an agricultural product;
[or]
(F) a business that holds a permit under
Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(G) any other business in a rural area of this
state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.