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Texas Agriculture Code - Section 74.1041. Advisory Committees

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§ 74.1041.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a) The commissioner 
may appoint an advisory committee for an existing eradication zone 
or an area of the state that is to be considered by the commissioner 
for designation as or inclusion in an eradication zone.  The 
committee shall gather advice, input, and guidance from cotton 
growers from the area represented by the committee concerning the 
interest in and concerns about the implementation of this 
subchapter.
	(b)  Each advisory committee may consider and make 
recommendations to the commissioner and the foundation concerning:
		(1)  the geographic boundaries for a proposed 
eradication zone;             
		(2)  the amount of local interest in operating an 
eradication program;      
		(3)  the basis and amount of an assessment necessary to 
support an eradication program;
		(4)  the need to restructure any pre-existing debt from 
prior eradication activities;
		(5)  ongoing implementation of an eradication program 
approved by growers in an eradication zone;  and
		(6)  any other matter requested by the commissioner or 
the foundation.      
	(c)  Each advisory committee appointed under this section 
shall include a sufficient number of cotton growers to ensure 
adequate representation across the eradication zone, including at 
least one cotton grower from each county in the zone and other 
persons as determined by the commissioner.
	(d)  Advisory committees appointed under this section are 
immune from lawsuits and liability to the same extent the 
foundation is immune from lawsuits and liability under Section 
74.129.
	(e)  An advisory committee established under this section is 
subject to the requirements of Chapters 551 and 552, Government 
Code.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 463, § 1.05, eff. May 30, 
1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 168, § 1, eff. May 18, 
2001.

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