BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2600 |
By: Farrar |
Agriculture & Livestock |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties suggest that the Texas bee population should be protected from decline. C.S.H.B. 2600 seeks to protect the Texas bee population by establishing the Bee Pollinator Goals Task Force to develop and report on statewide pollinator goals.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2600 amends the Agriculture Code to establish the bee pollinator goals task force to develop statewide bee pollinator goals and metrics and report on the state's progress toward those goals and metrics on a biennial basis. The bill provides for the composition of the task force whose members are appointed by the governor, are from specified state agencies, and have relevant experience in agriculture, conservation, education, or local government. The bill requires the governor to designate a member who represents the Department of Agriculture to be the chair of the task force and establishes that members serve at the pleasure of the governor. The bill requires state agencies with members on the task force to provide administrative support for the task force. The bill requires the task force, not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, to submit a report to the members of the legislature on the factors contributing to the decline of the bee population in Texas and to recommend feasible initiatives that when implemented will stop the spread of bee-related diseases, sustain Texas' bee population, and contribute toward reaching the goals and metrics developed by the task force. The bill requires the report to include certain recommendations and information.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2600 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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