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TX Agric Code § 19.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Citrus Budwood and Citrus Nursery Stock Certification Programs|Section 19.013. Civil Penalty; Injunction

Sec. 19.013.  CIVIL PENALTY;  INJUNCTION.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or an order adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.  Each day a violation continues is a separate violation for purposes of civil penalty assessment.(b)  On request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the penalty.(c)  A civil penalty collected under this section in a suit filed by the attorney general shall be deposited to the credit of an account in the general revenue fund.  A civil penalty collected under this section in a suit filed by a county or district attorney shall be divided between the state and the county in which the county or district attorney brought suit, with 50 percent of the amount collected paid to the state for deposit to the credit of an account in the general revenue fund and 50 percent of the amount collected paid to the county.  Funds credited to the account in the general revenue fund may be appropriated only to the department for purposes of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.(d)  The department is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this chapter or an order adopted under this chapter.  On request of the department, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or occurring shall file suit for the injunctive relief.  Venue is in the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring.(e)  A person is not subject to both a criminal penalty under Section 19.012 and a civil penalty under this section for the same violation of law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (S.B. 1427), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 19.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Citrus Budwood and Citrus Nursery Stock Certification Programs|Section 19.014. Administrative Penalties

Sec. 19.014.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.  The department may assess an administrative penalty under Chapter 12 for a violation of this chapter if the department finds that a person:(1)  sells or offers to sell citrus budwood, a citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock falsely claiming that it is certified or that it comes from a designated foundation grove or a certified citrus nursery under this chapter;(2)  uses citrus budwood in violation of rules adopted under this chapter;(3)  uses, for commercial purposes, citrus budwood that is required by department rule to be certified and is not certified or does not come from a designated foundation grove;(4)  sells or offers to sell citrus nursery stock in the citrus zone falsely claiming that the citrus nursery stock was propagated in a certified citrus nursery;(5)  operates, in the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(6)  operates, outside of the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock for sale in the citrus zone,  a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or(7)  fails to comply with an order of the department issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 9.07, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (S.B. 1427), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 21.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 21 - Grant Program for Distribution of Surplus Agricultural Products|Section 21.001. Creation

Sec. 21.001.  CREATION.  The department by rule shall develop a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of collecting and distributing surplus agricultural products to food banks and other charitable organizations that serve needy or low-income individuals.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Agriculture Code Sec. 20.001 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 21.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 21 - Grant Program for Distribution of Surplus Agricultural Products|Section 21.002. Eligibility

Sec. 21.002.  ELIGIBILITY.  Subject to available funds, a nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this chapter if the organization:(1)  has at least five years of experience coordinating a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that serve each county of this state;(2)  operates a program that coordinates the collection and transportation of surplus agricultural products to a statewide network of food banks that provide food to needy or low-income individuals;  and(3)  submits to the department, in the manner and time prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus agricultural products, including:(A)  a description of the proposal;(B)  a schedule of projected costs for the proposal;(C)  measurable goals for the proposal;  and(D)  a plan for evaluating the success of the proposal.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Agriculture Code Sec. 20.002 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 21.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 21 - Grant Program for Distribution of Surplus Agricultural Products|Section 21.003. Report

Sec. 21.003.  REPORT.  A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this chapter must report the results of the project to the department in the manner prescribed by the department.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Agriculture Code Sec. 20.003 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 22.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.001. Policy and Purpose

Sec. 22.001.  POLICY AND PURPOSE.  It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to reduce air pollution, improve air quality, protect public health, help this state diversify its energy supply, and divert waste from landfills through new price-support incentives to encourage the construction of facilities to generate electric energy with certain types of agricultural residues, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, storm-generated biomass debris, and energy-dedicated crops.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 22.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.004. Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program Account

Sec. 22.004.  AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS AND LANDFILL DIVERSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM ACCOUNT.  (a)  The agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program account is an account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of:(1)  legislative appropriations;(2)  gifts, grants, donations, and matching funds received under Subsection (b); and(3)  other money required by law to be deposited in the account.(b)  The department may solicit and accept gifts in kind, donations, and grants of money from the federal government, local governments, private corporations, or other persons to be used for the purposes of this chapter.(c)  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the department for the purpose of implementing, maintaining, and administering the agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program.(d)  Income from money in the account shall be credited to the account.(e)  The account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 4031), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 22.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.005. Limitation on Grant Amount; Schedule of Payments

Sec. 22.005.  LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNT; SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS.  (a)  The total amount of grants awarded by operators of facilities under Section 22.003 and by the department under Section 22.006 during each state fiscal year may not exceed $30 million.(b)  During each state fiscal year, the department may not pay to an operator of a facility as reimbursements under Section 22.003 or grants under Section 22.006 an amount that exceeds $6 million.(c)  On a determination that money in the agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive account is insufficient to pay reimbursements under Section 22.003 or grants under Section 22.006, the department, in consultation with interested parties, may develop a proportionate and equitable schedule to pay the reimbursements or grants.  In developing a schedule to pay reimbursements or grants under this subsection, the department may consider a facility's:(1)  effect on wages and job creation or job retention;(2)  level of capital investment; and(3)  effect on the local economy and the economy of this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 4031), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 4031), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 22.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.006. Eligibility of Operators of Electric Energy Generation Facilities for Grants

Sec. 22.006.  ELIGIBILITY OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES FOR GRANTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator of a facility that uses biomass to generate electric energy is not eligible to receive a grant under this chapter or under any other state law for the generation of electric energy with qualified agricultural biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass debris for which a farmer, logger, or diverter has received a grant under this chapter.(b)  An operator of a facility that uses biomass to generate electric energy may receive a grant from the department under this chapter for generating electric energy with qualified agricultural biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass debris that arrives at the facility in a form unsuitable for generating electric energy and that the facility processes into a form suitable for generating electric energy.(c)  To receive a grant from the department under Subsection (b), an operator of a facility must file an application with the department that verifies the amount of qualified agricultural biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass debris that the facility processed into a form suitable for generating electric energy.  The department shall make grants to eligible operators of facilities quarterly, subject to appropriations.  The provisions of this chapter governing grants to farmers, loggers, and diverters, including the provisions governing the amount of a grant, apply to a grant from the department under Subsection (b) to the extent they can be made applicable.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 22.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.007. Rules

Sec. 22.007.  RULES.  The commissioner, in consultation with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 22.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.008. Availability of Funds

Sec. 22.008.  AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department is not required to administer this chapter or adopt rules under this chapter, and the operator of a facility described by Section 22.003(b) is not required to make a grant on behalf of the department, until funds are appropriated for those purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 22.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass and Landfill Diversion Incentive Program|Section 22.009. Expiration of Program and Chapter

Sec. 22.009.  EXPIRATION OF PROGRAM AND CHAPTER.  The agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program terminates on August 31, 2019.  On September 1, 2019:(1)  any unobligated funds remaining in the agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program account shall be transferred to the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund; and(2)  this chapter expires.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1090), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 25.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 25 - Children's Access to Nutritious Food Program|Section 25.001. Creation

Sec. 25.001.  CREATION.  Using funds appropriated for that purpose, the department by rule shall develop and implement a children's access to nutritious food program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of allowing food banks to provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with access to nutritious food outside the school day.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 1622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 25.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 25 - Children's Access to Nutritious Food Program|Section 25.002. Eligibility

Sec. 25.002.  ELIGIBILITY.  A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this chapter if the organization:(1)  has at least five years of experience coordinating a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that serves each county of this state;(2)  operates a program through a statewide network of food banks that provides children at risk of hunger or obesity with access to nutritious food outside the school day; and(3)  submits to the department, in the manner and time prescribed by the department, a detailed proposal for a program to purchase and distribute food using grant money to food banks or other charitable organizations that includes:(A)  a schedule of projected costs for the program;(B)  measurable goals for the program; and(C)  a plan for evaluating the success of the program.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 1622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 25.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 25 - Children's Access to Nutritious Food Program|Section 25.003. Use of Funds

Sec. 25.003.  USE OF FUNDS.  A recipient of a grant under this chapter may use the grant only for the purchase of the following nutritious foods:(1)  fresh, frozen, or canned meats that are lean or low in fat content;(2)  dry or canned beans;(3)  nonfat or vegetarian items;(4)  low-fat nut and seed butters;(5)  dry-roasted or raw nuts and seeds;(6)  eggs;(7)  olive oil;(8)  canola oil;(9)  fresh, frozen, or canned fruits with no added sugar;(10)  fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables;(11)  juices that contain 100 percent fruit juice;(12)  foods that contain 100 percent whole grains;(13)  fresh, dry, canned, or ultra-high-temperature pasteurized milk that has a fat content of no greater than one percent;(14)  light yogurt; and(15)  low-fat cheese.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 1622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 25.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 25 - Children's Access to Nutritious Food Program|Section 25.004. Report

Sec. 25.004.  REPORT.  A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this chapter must at regular intervals prescribed by the department report the results of the organization's program to the department.  A report under this section for a prescribed reporting period must include:(1)  a statement of the amount of food purchased and distributed using grant funds;(2)  a statement of the leveraged value of grant funds;(3)  a list of specific programs that benefited from grant funds; and(4)  a detailed accounting of how grant funds were spent.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 1622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 25.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 25 - Children's Access to Nutritious Food Program|Section 25.005. Rules

Sec. 25.005.  RULES.  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 1622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 44.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 3 - Agricultural Research and Promotion|Chapter 44 - Agricultural Diversification and Microenterprise Support Programs|Section 44.001. Definitions

Sec. 44.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Eligible lending institution" means a financial institution that makes commercial loans, is either a depository of state funds or an institution of the Farm Credit System headquartered in this state, and agrees to participate in the interest rate reduction program and to provide collateral equal to the amount of linked deposits placed with it.(2)  "Eligible borrower" means a person who proposes to use the proceeds of a loan under this chapter in a manner that will help accomplish the state's goal of fostering the creation and expansion of enterprises based on agriculture in this state.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 1.21(1), eff. September 1, 2009.(4)  "Linked deposit" means a time deposit governed by a written deposit agreement between the state and an eligible lending institution that provides:(A)  that the eligible lending institution pay interest on the deposit at a rate that is not less than the greater of:(i)  the current market rate of a United States treasury bill or note of comparable maturity minus two percent;  or(ii)  1.5 percent;(B)  that the state not withdraw any part of the deposit before the expiration of a period set by a written advance notice of the intention to withdraw;  and(C)  that the eligible lending institution agree to lend the value of the deposit to an eligible borrower at a maximum rate that is the linked deposit rate plus a maximum of four percent.(5)  "Microenterprise" means a small business located in a rural area in which the owner operates the enterprise.  Priority under this chapter shall be given to microenterprises which demonstrate significant potential for expansion that will provide jobs in economically depressed rural communities or to currently unemployed rural residents.(6)  "Rural area" means an area which is predominantly rural in character, being one which the board defines and declares to be a rural area.(7)  "Board" means the board of directors of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority in Chapter 58.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 3, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1459, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 1.21(1), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 44.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 3 - Agricultural Research and Promotion|Chapter 44 - Agricultural Diversification and Microenterprise Support Programs|Section 44.002. Creation of Microenterprise Programs

Sec. 44.002.  CREATION OF MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAMS.  The board shall create a microenterprise support program to provide financial assistance to microenterprises in rural areas.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 3, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1459, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 44.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 3 - Agricultural Research and Promotion|Chapter 44 - Agricultural Diversification and Microenterprise Support Programs|Section 44.0045. Microenterprise Support Program Loans

Sec. 44.0045.  MICROENTERPRISE SUPPORT PROGRAM LOANS.  (a)  The board shall administer a loan program supporting established and proposed microenterprises in rural areas by providing loans to expand, modernize, or otherwise improve established microenterprises and to begin operation of proposed microenterprises.(b)  An applicant applying on behalf of a proposed microenterprise may receive a loan of up to $25,000 to begin operation of the microenterprise.(c)  An applicant applying on behalf of an established microenterprise may receive a loan of up to $50,000 to expand, modernize, or otherwise improve an established operation.(d)  The board may reserve a portion of the total fund for use in cooperative loan programs established with the participation of other public or private lenders.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1459, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 44.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 3 - Agricultural Research and Promotion|Chapter 44 - Agricultural Diversification and Microenterprise Support Programs|Section 44.008. Compliance

Sec. 44.008.  COMPLIANCE.  (a)  On accepting a linked deposit, an eligible lending institution must loan money to eligible borrowers in accordance with the deposit agreement and this chapter.  The eligible lending institution shall forward a compliance report to the board.(b)  The board shall monitor compliance with this chapter and inform the comptroller of noncompliance on the part of an eligible lending institution.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 3, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 5.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 5.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|