TO: | Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2320 by Flores (Relating to administration by the Texas Department of Agriculture of quarantined articles.), As Passed 2nd House |
This bill amends language in the Agriculture Code to clarify the Department of Agriculture's quarantine procedures in order to put TDA more in line with USDA standards. The legislation specifies that TDA notify the Governor's Office and cooperate with this office regarding each quarantine that it adopts.
The agency indicates that similar functions are currently performed and any additional costs can be absorbed within current resources.
Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety, 551 Department of Agriculture
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LBB Staff: | JK, SD, CL, MS, JF
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