BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 4810 By: Guerra Agriculture & Livestock Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that agents working for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are responsible for agricultural inspections at commercial points of entry but the lack of a sufficient number of these agents has caused congestion in the stream of commerce between Texas and Mexico, resulting in loss of income and employment for Texans. H.B. 4810 seeks to help ease congestion at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border by providing for the continuation of the trade agricultural inspection grant program, which provides for a nonprofit organization to help border authorities with agricultural inspections in order to help reduce border crossing wait times. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 4810 amends the Agriculture Code to postpone from not later than January 15, 2025, to not later than January 15, 2029, the deadline by which the Department of Agriculture (TDA) is required to evaluate the performance of the trade agricultural inspection grant program and submit the related report to the legislature. The bill also postpones from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2029, the date the statutory provisions relating to the program expire unless continued in existence by the legislature. Implementation of a bill provision by TDA is mandatory only if a specific appropriation is made for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, TDA may, but is not required to, implement a provision of the bill using other appropriations available for that purpose. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 4810
By: Guerra
Agriculture & Livestock
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 4810
By: Guerra
Agriculture & Livestock
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that agents working for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are responsible for agricultural inspections at commercial points of entry but the lack of a sufficient number of these agents has caused congestion in the stream of commerce between Texas and Mexico, resulting in loss of income and employment for Texans. H.B. 4810 seeks to help ease congestion at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border by providing for the continuation of the trade agricultural inspection grant program, which provides for a nonprofit organization to help border authorities with agricultural inspections in order to help reduce border crossing wait times.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 4810 amends the Agriculture Code to postpone from not later than January 15, 2025, to not later than January 15, 2029, the deadline by which the Department of Agriculture (TDA) is required to evaluate the performance of the trade agricultural inspection grant program and submit the related report to the legislature. The bill also postpones from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2029, the date the statutory provisions relating to the program expire unless continued in existence by the legislature. Implementation of a bill provision by TDA is mandatory only if a specific appropriation is made for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, TDA may, but is not required to, implement a provision of the bill using other appropriations available for that purpose.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The bill author has informed the committee that agents working for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are responsible for agricultural inspections at commercial points of entry but the lack of a sufficient number of these agents has caused congestion in the stream of commerce between Texas and Mexico, resulting in loss of income and employment for Texans. H.B. 4810 seeks to help ease congestion at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border by providing for the continuation of the trade agricultural inspection grant program, which provides for a nonprofit organization to help border authorities with agricultural inspections in order to help reduce border crossing wait times.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 4810 amends the Agriculture Code to postpone from not later than January 15, 2025, to not later than January 15, 2029, the deadline by which the Department of Agriculture (TDA) is required to evaluate the performance of the trade agricultural inspection grant program and submit the related report to the legislature. The bill also postpones from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2029, the date the statutory provisions relating to the program expire unless continued in existence by the legislature.
Implementation of a bill provision by TDA is mandatory only if a specific appropriation is made for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, TDA may, but is not required to, implement a provision of the bill using other appropriations available for that purpose.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.