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Texas House Bill HB3582

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1-By: Paddie (Senate Sponsor - Buckingham) H.B. No. 3582
2- (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
3- May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
4- Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 19, 2017, reported
5- adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
6- vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
7-Click here to see the committee vote
8- COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3582 By: Perry
1+85R22162 TSR-D
2+ By: Paddie H.B. No. 3582
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115 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
126 AN ACT
13- relating to agriculture, including the regulation of seed by a
14- political subdivision and the abolition of certain entities
15- associated with the Department of Agriculture.
7+ relating to the abolition of certain entities associated with the
8+ Department of Agriculture.
169 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
17- SECTION 1. LOCAL REGULATION OF SEED. (a) Chapter 61,
18- Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 61.019 to read as
19- follows:
20- Sec. 61.019. LOCAL REGULATION OF SEED PROHIBITED. (a)
21- Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection
22- (c), a political subdivision may not adopt an order, ordinance, or
23- other measure that regulates agricultural seed, vegetable seed,
24- weed seed, or any other seed in any manner, including planting seed
25- or cultivating plants grown from seed.
26- (b) An order, ordinance, or other measure adopted by a
27- political subdivision that violates Subsection (a) is void.
28- (c) A political subdivision may take any action otherwise
29- prohibited by this section to:
30- (1) comply with any federal or state requirements;
31- (2) avoid a federal or state penalty or fine;
32- (3) attain or maintain compliance with federal or
33- state environmental standards, including state water quality
34- standards; or
35- (4) implement a:
36- (A) water conservation plan;
37- (B) drought contingency plan; or
38- (C) voluntary program as part of a conservation
39- water management strategy included in the applicable regional water
40- plan or state water plan.
41- (d) Nothing in this section preempts or otherwise limits the
42- authority of any county or municipality to adopt and enforce zoning
43- regulations, fire codes, building codes, storm water regulations,
44- nuisance regulations as authorized by Section 342.004, Health and
45- Safety Code, or waste disposal restrictions.
46- (b) Section 61.019(b), Agriculture Code, as added by this
47- section, applies to an order, ordinance, or other measure adopted
48- before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
49- SECTION 2. AGRICULTURE POLICY BOARD. (a) The Agriculture
10+ SECTION 1. AGRICULTURE POLICY BOARD. (a) The Agriculture
5011 Policy Board is abolished.
5112 (b) Section 2.004, Agriculture Code, is repealed.
52- SECTION 3. TEXAS BIOENERGY POLICY COUNCIL; TEXAS BIOENERGY
13+ SECTION 2. TEXAS BIOENERGY POLICY COUNCIL; TEXAS BIOENERGY
5314 RESEARCH COMMITTEE. (a) The Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the
5415 Texas Bioenergy Research Committee are abolished.
5516 (b) Chapter 50D, Agriculture Code, is repealed.
56- SECTION 4. PROPERTY, RECORDS, OR OTHER ASSETS. If an entity
17+ SECTION 3. PROPERTY, RECORDS, OR OTHER ASSETS. If an entity
5718 that is abolished by this Act has property, records, or other
5819 assets, including unspent and unobligated appropriations, the
5920 Department of Agriculture shall take custody of the entity's
6021 property, records, or other assets.
61- SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
22+ SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
6223 1, 2017.
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