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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to programs and fees administered by the Department of |
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Agriculture |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.0144, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.0144. FEE SCHEDULE; LIMIT ON INCREASE. (a) |
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The |
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department shall by rule adopt a schedule for all fees set by the |
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department under this code. Except for those activities exempted |
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in the General Appropriations Act, the department shall set fees in |
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an amount which offsets, when feasible, the direct and indirect |
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state costs of administering its regulatory activities. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may not in |
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a state fiscal year increase any fee set by the department by an |
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amount that exceeds 10 percent of the amount of the fee at the end of |
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the preceding state fiscal year. |
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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 September 1, 2017. |