Amend SB 797 (house committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) In proposed Section 12.050(h), Agriculture Code, between the first and second sentences of the proposed subsection (page 2, line 21), insert "The department may not award a grant to a nonprofit organization until the department certifies that the nonprofit organization has the matching funds.".
(2) Add the following appropriately designated subsections to proposed Section 12.050, Agriculture Code, and redesignate the other subsections of that proposed section as appropriate:
( ) The total amount of grants awarded under this section may not exceed $725,000 for the duration of the program.
( ) Not later than January 15, 2017, the department shall evaluate the performance of the program under this section and submit a report to the legislature. The report must include an evaluation of agricultural inspections affected by the program, including the extent to which the program is reducing wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the border with the United Mexican States.
( ) Unless continued in existence by the legislature, this section expires September 1, 2017.