| 1 | 1 | | 89R10956 MP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Guerra H.B. No. 2669 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program |
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| 10 | 10 | | for the dangers of balloons to livestock. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 88.823. THREAT OF BALLOONS TO LIVESTOCK. (a) The |
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| 15 | 15 | | extension service shall establish a system for ranchers to report |
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| 16 | 16 | | instances of: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) balloons on the ranchers' property; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) livestock that have died from eating a balloon. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) The extension service shall develop and implement an |
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| 20 | 20 | | outreach program to inform: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) ranchers of the reporting system established under |
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| 22 | 22 | | Subsection (a); and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) people about the dangers of releasing balloons to |
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| 24 | 24 | | the environment. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (c) The extension service shall prepare an annual report |
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| 26 | 26 | | based on the results of the reports made under Subsection (a) and |
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| 27 | 27 | | submit the report to the legislature not later than January 1. The |
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| 28 | 28 | | report may contain recommendations for actions for deterring the |
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| 29 | 29 | | release of balloons. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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