By: Guerra, et al. H.B. No. 1371
        (Senate Sponsor - Lucio, Blanco, Zaffirini)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 21, 2021;
  May 3, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Transportation; May 10, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
  May 10, 2021, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1371 By:  Blanco
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection
  Grant Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 12.050(k) and (l), Agriculture Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (k)  Not later than January 15, 2025 [2021], 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.
         (l)  Unless continued in existence by the legislature, this
  section expires September 1, 2025 [2021].
         SECTION 2.  The Department of Agriculture is required to
  implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
  appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
  legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
  purpose, the department may, but is not required to, implement a
  provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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