Texas Agriculture Code - Section 74.108. Powers Of Board And Commissioner
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§ 74.108. POWERS OF BOARD AND COMMISSIONER. (a) The
board may:
(1) conduct programs consistent with the declaration
of policy stated in Section 74.101;
(2) accept, as necessary to implement this chapter,
gifts and grants;
(3) borrow money, with the approval of the
commissioner, as necessary to execute this chapter;
(4) take other action and exercise other authority as
necessary to execute any act authorized by this subchapter or the
Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq.,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and
(5) form an advisory committee composed of individuals
from this state, other states, or other countries and change
membership on the committee, as necessary. Any advisory committee
created under this subdivision for the purpose of establishing
treatment methods shall include among its members persons with
knowledge of the effects of different treatments on the health of
agricultural workers, the local population, and the ecosystem,
including but not limited to the effects of a particular method of
treatment on beneficial organisms and wildlife, the potential for
secondary infestations from nontarget pests, and the potential for
pest resistance to particular methods of treatment.
(b) On petition of 30 percent of the cotton growers eligible
to vote within the proposed area, the commissioner may, or at the
commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may, by rule add an
area to an eradication zone or transfer an area or county from one
statutory zone to another zone if:
(1) cotton production has begun or could begin in the
area;
(2) the area is adjacent to an eradication zone or is
in an area with biological characteristics similar to the
eradication zone; and
(3) the addition is approved in a referendum held in
the area.
(c) The board must adopt a procurement policy, subject to
approval by the commissioner, outlining the procedures to be used
in purchasing.
(d) The commissioner at any time may inspect the books and
other financial records of the foundation.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 8, § 1, eff. June 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 227, § 5, eff. Sept. 1,
1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 463, § 1.09, eff. May 30, 1997;
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 286, § 1, eff. May 29, 1999.
Section: 74.102 74.1021 74.1041 74.1042 74.105 74.106 74.107 74.108 74.109 74.1095 74.110 74.1101 74.1102 74.111 74.112
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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