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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of carrizo cane on the international border of |
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this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Board" means the State Soil and Water |
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Conservation Board. |
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(2) "Carrizo cane" means the invasive species of giant |
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reed with the scientific name Arundo donax. |
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(3) "Program" means the carrizo cane eradication |
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program under Section 201.0225, Agriculture Code. |
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SECTION 2. CARRIZO CANE STUDY. (a) The board shall conduct |
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a study of the extent of the growth of carrizo cane along the Rio |
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Grande to assist the board in administering the program. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the board shall determine: |
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(1) the acreage of carrizo cane remaining along the |
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Rio Grande; |
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(2) the amount of water that is consumed by the growth |
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of carrizo cane along the Rio Grande; and |
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(3) the program's cost of eradicating the carrizo cane |
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identified in the study. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2025, the |
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board shall report the results of the study conducted under this Act |
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and any recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing |
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committees of the senate and the house of representatives that have |
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jurisdiction over natural resources. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2023. |