85R22162 TSR-D By: Paddie H.B. No. 3582 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the abolition of certain entities associated with the Department of Agriculture. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. AGRICULTURE POLICY BOARD. (a) The Agriculture Policy Board is abolished. (b) Section 2.004, Agriculture Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. TEXAS BIOENERGY POLICY COUNCIL; TEXAS BIOENERGY RESEARCH COMMITTEE. (a) The Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee are abolished. (b) Chapter 50D, Agriculture Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. PROPERTY, RECORDS, OR OTHER ASSETS. If an entity that is abolished by this Act has property, records, or other assets, including unspent and unobligated appropriations, the Department of Agriculture shall take custody of the entity's property, records, or other assets. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.