TO: | Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1405 by Lucio (Relating to administration by the Texas Department of Agriculture of quarantined articles.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
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 agency indicates that similar functions are currently performed and any additional costs can be absorbed within current resources.
Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety, 551 Department of Agriculture
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LBB Staff: | JK, KG, CL, MS, JF
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