89R312 MP-D
By: Morgan H.B. No. 3479
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.0225, Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 201.0225. RIO GRANDE VEGETATIVE MANAGEMENT [CARRIZO
CANE ERADICATION] PROGRAM. The state board shall develop and
implement the Rio Grande vegetative management [a] program to
manage [eradicate] Carrizo cane and other noxious vegetation that
impedes border security along the Rio Grande River.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.