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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing money in the disaster contingency fund to be |
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used to provide assistance to producers of agricultural products |
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affected by a disaster caused by severe drought or wildfire. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.073, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The purposes for which money in the disaster contingency |
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fund may be used include making funds available to a state or local |
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agency that will use the funds to provide assistance to producers of |
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agricultural products affected by or recovering from a disaster |
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caused by severe drought or wildfire. In this subsection, |
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"agricultural products" includes: |
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(1) horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, |
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livestock, poultry, and bee products, including products of exotic |
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livestock as defined by Section 161.001, Agriculture Code; and |
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(2) any farm or ranch product. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |