By: Duncan S.B. No. 1814
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to modifications of the Official Cotton Growers Boll
1-2 Weevil Eradication Foundation.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 74.102, Agriculture Code is amended by
1-5 amending subsection (9) to read as follows:
1-6 (9) "High Plains Boll Weevil Suppression Program Area"
1-7 includes Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro,
1-8 Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Ector, Floyd, Gaines,
1-9 Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin,
1-10 Midland, Motley, Parmer, Randall, Swisher, Terry, and Yoakum
1-11 counties. The High Plains Boll Weevil Suppression Program Area may
1-12 also include other counties or parts of counties if areas are added
1-13 to the High Plains Boll Weevil Suppression Program Area as provided
1-14 under this subchapter.
1-15 SECTION 2. Section 74.113, Agriculture Code, is amended by
1-16 amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
1-17 (a) The foundation shall determine the assessment needed in
1-18 each eradication zone to accomplish the following goal: [to
1-19 finance programs of marketing, promotion, research, and education
1-20 calculated to increase the production and use of cotton.] to ensure
1-21 the stability of the cotton industry by eradicating the public
2-1 nuisance caused by the boll weevil.
2-2 (b) The foundation shall propose in a referendum the:
2-3 (1) maximum assessment to be paid by cotton growers
2-4 having production in the eradication zone; and
2-5 (a) the assessment may be based on acres in production,
2-6 acres available for production, projected cotton production, actual
2-7 cotton production, or an combination of the above, as determined by
2-8 referenda.
2-9 (2) times for which the assessment will be made.
2-10 (a) the assessment may be collected in one, two, three, or
2-11 four installments yearly, as determined by referenda.
2-12 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
2-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-17 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-18 passage, and it is so enacted.