By Uher H.B. No. 1313
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the Texas Seafood-Linked Industries Research,
1-3 Educational, and Consumer Safety Program; making an appropriation.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 436, Health and Safety Code, is amended
1-6 by adding Subchapter J to read as follows:
1-7 SUBCHAPTER J. TEXAS SEAFOOD-LINKED INDUSTRIES RESEARCH,
1-8 EDUCATIONAL, AND CONSUMER SAFETY PROGRAM
1-9 Sec. 436.131. PROGRAM. (a) The Texas A&M University Sea
1-10 Grant Program shall develop and administer a program related to
1-11 seafood-linked industries.
1-12 (b) The program developed under this section shall prepare,
1-13 distribute, and present various industry assessments, economic
1-14 analyses, and market research efforts to help the industry maintain
1-15 its economic vitality and competitive position in national and
1-16 international marketplaces. Activities under this subsection may
1-17 include:
1-18 (1) estimating the employment and payroll attributable
1-19 to seafood-linked businesses;
1-20 (2) forecasting annual production and income when
1-21 extraordinary events affect production stock; and
1-22 (3) examining the structure, conduct, and performance
1-23 of seafood production and processing industries.
1-24 (c) The program developed under this section shall conduct
2-1 and present the results of applied research and educational
2-2 activities that focus on designing and implementing systems for
2-3 food retailers that are effective and labor-efficient, that
2-4 preserve seafood quality, and that stress safety.
2-5 (d) The program developed under this section shall develop
2-6 and present a variety of training opportunities for seafood
2-7 processors and importers in the use of the hazard analysis critical
2-8 control point system as requested by the United States Food and
2-9 Drug Administration to ensure seafood safety.
2-10 (e) The program developed under this section shall develop
2-11 and distribute printed or electronic materials that are objective
2-12 and based on scientific fact to educate the public on topics
2-13 related to the quality and safety of the seafood supply.
2-14 Sec. 436.132. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) A technical advisory
2-15 committee shall assist the Texas A&M University Sea Grant Program
2-16 in developing and administering the program established under this
2-17 subchapter.
2-18 (b) Advisory committee members serve two-year terms.
2-19 (c) The governor shall appoint one member to the advisory
2-20 committee from each list submitted by the executive head of the
2-21 following associations:
2-22 (1) the Texas Food Industry Association;
2-23 (2) the Texas Restaurant Association;
2-24 (3) the Texas Shrimp Association; and
2-25 (4) the Texas Aquaculture Association.
2-26 (d) The governor may reject a list submitted under
2-27 Subsection (c) and require another list to be submitted.
3-1 (e) The governor shall also appoint the following members to
3-2 the advisory committee:
3-3 (1) a representative of the Texas grocery industry;
3-4 (2) a representative of the Texas seafood processing
3-5 industry; and
3-6 (3) a representative of the Texas bay seafood
3-7 industry.
3-8 (f) A representative from the Texas Agricultural Extension
3-9 Service and the Texas Department of Health, chosen by the executive
3-10 head of each agency, shall also serve on the advisory committee.
3-11 (g) Article 6252-33, Revised Statutes, does not apply to the
3-12 advisory committee.
3-13 Sec. 436.133. ANNUAL REPORT. The Texas A&M University Sea
3-14 Grant Program shall develop annual progress reports for
3-15 distribution to the legislature and the advisory committee.
3-16 SECTION 2. The sum of $450,000 is appropriated from the
3-17 general revenue fund to the Texas A&M University Sea Grant Program
3-18 for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 1995, for the
3-19 purposes provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 436, Health and Safety
3-20 Code, as added by this Act.
3-21 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
3-22 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
3-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-25 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-26 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
3-27 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
4-1 Amend H.B. No. 1313 on page 3 by striking lines 16-20 and
4-2 substituting the following:
4-3 SECTION 2. The sums of $225,000 for the fiscal year
4-4 beginning September 1, 1995, and $225,000 for the fiscal year
4-5 beginning September 1, 1996, are appropriated from the game, fish,
4-6 and water safety account to the Texas A&M University Sea Grant
4-7 Program for the purposes provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 436,
4-8 Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
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