Amend HB 3323 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 23, strike "seven" and substitute "three".
(2) On page 1, line 24, strike "seven" and substitute "three".
(3) On page 2, line 2, strike "six" and substitute "three".
(4) On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions of the subsection accordingly:
(4) one member of the Texas Animal Health Commission appointed by the governor;
(5) On page 2, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following subdivisions and renumber subsequent subdivisions of the subsection accordingly:
(6) one member appointed by the commissioner to represent nonprofit organizations that provide home delivered meals;
(7) two members appointed by the commissioner to represent agricultural producer organizations, marketing associations organized under Chapter 52, or farmers' cooperative societies incorporated under Chapter 51;
(6) On page 2, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following subsections and reletter subsequent subsections of the section accordingly:
(b) A person appointed under Subsection (a) must have experience in an industry or economic sector involving food production or food sales or in a related industry or economic sector.
(c) For the purpose of Subsection (a)(7), the Texas Farm Bureau is considered an agricultural producer organization.
(7) On page 2, line 19, strike "that".
(8) On page 2, line 20, strike "that".
(9) On page 3, line 15, strike both instances of "disaster" and substitute "disasters".
(10) On page 4, line 16, strike "grants, gifts," and substitute "gifts, grants,".
(11) On page 5, line 24, immediately following the underlined period, add "The department shall award grants to a variety of eligible recipients across this state."
(12) On page 5, immediately following line 27, insert the following subsections:
(e) The amount of a grant awarded under this section may not be less than $10,000 or more than $250,000. The total amount of grants awarded under this section may not exceed $10 million.
(f) This section expires August 31, 2025.
(13) On page 6, immediately before line 1, insert the following:
Sec. 23.006. BIANNUAL REPORT. (a) The department shall report to the legislature biannually on the activities of the office and council. The report must contain a description of:
(1) the activities of the council under this chapter; and
(2) grants awarded under Section 23.005.
(b) This section expires January 14, 2025.
(14) On page 6, line 1, strike "23.006" and substitute "23.007".
(15) On page 6, between lines 18 and 19, add the following SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 4. (a) In this section, "office" has the meaning assigned by Section 23.001, Agriculture Code, as added by this Act.
(b) The office is not required to award a grant under Section 23.005, Agriculture Code, as added by this Act, unless the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2025.
(16) Update references in the bill to provisions that are renumbered or relettered by this amendment.