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TX Govt Code § 775.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 775 - Coordination of Colonia Initiatives|Section 775.001. Definitions

Sec. 775.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Agency" means a state office, institution, or other state governmental entity.(2)  "Colonia" means a geographic area that:(A)  is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921, Water Code, and consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood; and(B)  is:(i)  located in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of an international border; or(ii)  located in a county:(a)  any part of which is within 100 miles of an international border; and(b)  that contains the majority of the area of a municipality with a population of more than 250,000.(3)  "Nonborder colonia" has the meaning assigned by Section 15.001, Water Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 11.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 708 (S.B. 425), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 775.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 775 - Coordination of Colonia Initiatives|Section 775.002. Interagency Coordination of Colonia Initiatives

Sec. 775.002.  INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF COLONIA INITIATIVES.  (a)  The governor may designate an agency to act as the state's colonia initiatives coordinator.(b)  If appointed under Subsection (a), the colonia initiatives coordinator shall coordinate colonia initiatives within the agency and with the other agencies and local officials involved in colonia projects in the state.(c)  The colonia initiatives coordinator shall work with the other agencies and local officials involved in colonia projects in the state to:(1)  coordinate efforts to address colonia issues;(2)  identify nonprofit self-help groups to help with colonia initiatives;(3)  set goals for each state fiscal year for colonia initiatives in the state, including goals to:(A)  address easement problems; and(B)  ensure that water and wastewater connections are extended from distribution lines to houses located in colonias;(4)  ensure that the goals set under this subsection are met each state fiscal year; and(5)  coordinate state outreach efforts to nonborder colonias and to political subdivisions capable of providing water and wastewater services to nonborder colonias.(d)  The following agencies shall designate an officer or employee of the agency to serve as the agency's liaison for colonia initiatives:(1)  the office of the attorney general;(2)  the Department of State Health Services;(3)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;(4)  the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;(5)  the Texas Water Development Board;(6)  the Texas Department of Rural Affairs;(7)  the Office of State-Federal Relations;(8)  the Texas Department of Insurance; and(9)  the Texas Department of Transportation.(e)  Each agency's liaison for colonia initiatives under Subsection (d) must be a deputy executive director or a person of equivalent or higher authority at the agency.  This subsection does not authorize the creation of a new position for colonia coordination at a state agency.(f)  In coordinating colonia initiatives under this section, the coordinator shall consider the advice and recommendations of the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee established under Section 2306.584.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1202), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 96, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 775.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 775 - Coordination of Colonia Initiatives|Section 775.003. Colonia Ombudsperson Program

Sec. 775.003.  COLONIA OMBUDSPERSON PROGRAM.  The colonia initiatives coordinator shall appoint a colonia ombudsperson in:(1)  each of the six border counties that the coordinator determines have the largest colonia populations; and(2)  each additional county any part of which is within 100 miles of an international border and that contains the majority of the area of a municipality with a population of more than 250,000.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 708 (S.B. 425), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 775.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 775 - Coordination of Colonia Initiatives|Section 775.004. Information on Colonias

Sec. 775.004.  INFORMATION ON COLONIAS.  (a)  The colonia ombudspersons shall gather information about the colonias in the counties for which the ombudspersons were appointed and provide the information to the secretary of state, to assist the secretary of state in preparing the report required under Section 405.021.(b)  To the extent possible, the ombudspersons shall gather information regarding:(1)  the platting of each colonia;(2)  the infrastructure of each colonia;(3)  the availability of health care services;(4)  the availability of financial assistance; and(5)  any other appropriate topic as requested by the secretary of state.(c)  The ombudspersons shall provide the information to the secretary of state not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 828 (S.B. 827), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 775.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 775 - Coordination of Colonia Initiatives|Section 775.005. Development of Strategy to Assist Colonia Residents

Sec. 775.005.  DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY TO ASSIST COLONIA RESIDENTS.  (a)  To improve services delivered to colonia residents, the colonia initiatives coordinator shall work with the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee established under Section 2306.584.(b)  The coordinator may establish an advisory committee similar to the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee to supplement the efforts of the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee by providing representation for colonia residents in counties that are not represented by a member of the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee.(c)  The coordinator shall consider the advice of the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee and any committee established under Subsection (b) regarding the needs of colonia residents.(d)  Based on the advice received under Subsection (c) and any recommendations received from the agencies listed in Section 775.002(d), the coordinator shall define and develop a strategy to address the needs of colonia residents and make recommendations to the legislature based on that strategy.  The coordinator shall recommend appropriate programs, grants, and activities to the legislature.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1202), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.Renumbered from Government Code, Section 775.004 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(41), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 776.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.001. Definitions

Sec. 776.001.  DEFINITIONS.In this chapter:(1)  "Committee" means the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee.(2)  "Invasive species" means a species that is not native to an ecosystem and whose introduction to the ecosystem causes or has been demonstrated to cause economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health. Humans, domestic and exotic livestock, and non-harmful exotic organisms are not invasive species.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 776.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.002. Member Agencies

Sec. 776.002.  MEMBER AGENCIES.  (a)  The member agencies of the committee are:(1)  the Department of Agriculture;(2)  the Parks and Wildlife Department;(3)  the State Soil and Water Conservation Board;(4)  the Texas AgriLife Extension Service;(5)  the Texas Forest Service;(6)  the Texas Water Development Board; and(7)  any other state agency added to the committee under Subsection (b).(b)  On the request of a state agency that has an interest in controlling invasive species, the member agencies listed in Subsections (a)(1)-(6) by unanimous agreement may add the agency to the committee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 776.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.003. Representatives

Sec. 776.003.  REPRESENTATIVES.  (a)  The committee is composed of one representative of each member agency. If an agency's representative is unable to attend a committee meeting or otherwise perform the representative's duties, the agency's alternate representative shall serve in the representative's place.(b)  The administrative head of each member agency:(1)  shall designate one individual to serve as the agency's representative on the committee and one individual to serve as alternate representative;(2)  may change the designated representative or alternate representative at will; and(3)  after designating or changing the representative or alternate representative, shall promptly notify the committee in writing of the name and position of the new representative or alternate representative.(c)  Service on the committee by a state officer or employee is an additional duty of the representative's office or employment.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 776.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.004. Duties

Sec. 776.004.  DUTIES.  (a)  The committee shall:(1)  serve as a catalyst for cooperation between state agencies in the area of invasive species control;(2)  facilitate governmental efforts, including efforts of local governments and special districts, to prevent and manage invasive species;(3)  make recommendations to state agencies regarding research, technology transfer, and management actions related to invasive species control;(4)  facilitate the exchange of information so that each member agency is informed of committee plans, recommendations, and proposals for research, education, and implementation of activities to:(A)  prevent, detect, assess, monitor, contain, and control or eradicate invasive species; and(B)  reduce environmental and economic threats and threats to human health from invasive species;(5)  provide a forum for developing coordinated interagency strategies and policies for invasive species control;(6)  provide technical information and input to regional and national invasive species control coordination efforts, including the National Invasive Species Management Plan;(7)  facilitate the review of committee technical decisions and work product by specialists and interested persons; and(8)  report as needed to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on committee plans, work product, and accomplishments.(b)  Each member agency of the committee shall:(1)  coordinate the agency's invasive species control activities with the committee and relevant coordinating bodies, including the National Invasive Species Council;(2)  share with the committee the agency's technical expertise related to invasive species;(3)  advise the committee of known invasive species threats to natural and agricultural resources; and(4)  cooperate, to the extent allowed by law, in initiatives to obtain appropriations and grants for invasive species control.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 776.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.005. Bylaws

Sec. 776.005.  BYLAWS.  (a)  The committee shall adopt bylaws governing the committee's operations.(b)  The bylaws:(1)  must provide a procedure to periodically elect one representative as committee chair;(2)  must provide a procedure to call committee meetings;(3)  must require the committee to meet at least annually; and(4)  may provide for the creation of subcommittees and advisory committees.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 776.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.006. Staff; Attachment

Sec. 776.006.  STAFF; ATTACHMENT.  (a)  The committee is administratively attached to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.(b)  The State Soil and Water Conservation Board shall provide one full-time equivalent employee to serve as committee coordinator.(c)  The State Soil and Water Conservation Board may accept and administer conditional or other loans, grants, gifts, or other funds from the state or federal government or other sources to carry out its functions under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 776.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 776 - Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee|Section 776.007. Sunset Provision

Sec. 776.007.  SUNSET PROVISION.  (a)  The committee is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2023.(b)  To the extent that Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act) places a duty on a state agency subject to review under that chapter, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board shall perform the duty as it relates to the committee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 6.01, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 1675), Sec. 4.01, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 2.03, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 782.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.001. Short Title

Sec. 782.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Cultural Basin Act of 1973.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.002. Purpose

Sec. 782.002.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Texas by:(1)  stimulating orderly economic and socially desirable development;  and(2)  conserving and utilizing the state's human and natural resources.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.003. Definitions

Sec. 782.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means a cultural basin commission.(2)  "Council of government" means a regional planning commission or similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.004. Creation

Sec. 782.004.  CREATION.  (a)  The governor shall designate a geographical area in the state as a cultural basin if:(1)  there is a commonality within the area, based on cultural, historical, and economic factors;(2)  the areas of commonality within the proposed cultural basin are contiguous;  and(3)  state planning regions may be used as building blocks for the formation of the cultural basin.(b)  The governor shall designate no fewer than four and no more than seven cultural basins.(c)  Each of three major metropolitan areas should be in separate cultural basins.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.005. Greater South Texas Cultural Basin

Sec. 782.005.  GREATER SOUTH TEXAS CULTURAL BASIN.  (a)  The Greater South Texas Cultural Basin is designated as the first cultural basin.(b)  The experience of the Greater South Texas Cultural Basin Commission shall be used in the formulation and development of additional cultural basin commissions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.006. Commission

Sec. 782.006.  COMMISSION.  (a)  The governor shall appoint a commission for each cultural basin the governor designates.(b)  A commission shall meet quarterly and at other times as called by a majority of the commission members or the commission chairman.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.007. Commission Membership

Sec. 782.007.  COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  A commission is composed of the following members appointed by the governor:(1)  five local citizens;(2)  the presiding officer of each council of government in the cultural basin;(3)  six administrative heads of state agencies;  and(4)  five representatives of federal agencies.(b)  Members of a commission serve for terms of two years.(c)  The governor serves as the chairman of each cultural basin commission.(d)  A member of the commission is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties if the expenses are not reimbursed from another source.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.008. Duties of Certain Commission Members

Sec. 782.008.  DUTIES OF CERTAIN COMMISSION MEMBERS.  (a)  Members of the commission who are citizen representatives or local officials shall:(1)  establish local and basin-wide goals and priorities;  and(2)  make management and policy decisions.(b)  The members of a commission who are presiding officers of councils of government shall:(1)  coordinate the efforts, programs, goals, and projects of the council with those of the cultural basin commission;  and(2)  make management and policy decisions.(c)  The members of a commission who are state and federal agency representatives shall design programs and allocate funds to implement the goals set by the commission.(d)  The administrative heads of state agencies shall coordinate activities of the commission with all state agencies.(e)  A commission, in setting its local goals, shall:(1)  consult existing groups, including local human resource councils;  and(2)  utilize information, studies, and proposed solutions to problems from citizen commissions, including the Rural Development Commission.(f)  The governor shall present plans and proposals of the commission for review to the appropriate state agencies and, along with the recommendations of the agencies, recommend to the legislature actions to be taken regarding the cultural basins.(g)  The governor shall provide an effective and continuing liaison between the federal government, state agencies, and all commissions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.009. Functions of Commission

Sec. 782.009.  FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.  (a)  A commission shall, with respect to its cultural basin:(1)  foster surveys and studies to provide information for the preparation of plans and programs for the development of the cultural basin;(2)  advise and assist the governor in coordinating councils of government to maximize benefits from the expenditure of federal, state, and local funds;(3)  promote increased private investment in the cultural basin;(4)  prepare legislative and other recommendations for short-range and long-range programs and projects;(5)  develop, on a continuing basis, comprehensive and coordinated plans and programs for the cultural basin and establish priorities among these plans and programs, considering other federal, state, regional, and local plans;(6)  conduct and sponsor investigations, research, and studies, including an inventory and analysis of the resources of the cultural basin;(7)  in cooperation with federal, state, regional, and local agencies, sponsor demonstration projects to foster cultural basin productivity and growth;(8)  in cooperation with the agency involved, review and study federal, state, regional, and local public and private programs and recommend modifications or additions that increase the programs' effectiveness in the cultural basin;(9)  formulate and recommend interstate compacts and other forms of interstate cooperation;(10)  formulate and recommend international agreements between the United States and Mexico that have significant impact on the economy or delivery of services to the people of this state;  and(11)  establish and use citizen input, advisory councils, and public conferences for the consideration of problems and solutions for the cultural basin.(b)  A commission may make recommendations to the legislature and to appropriate local officials regarding:(1)  the expenditure of funds by federal, state, and local agencies in the cultural basin in the areas of:(A)  natural resources;(B)  agriculture;(C)  education;(D)  training;(E)  health and welfare;(F)  transportation;(G)  recreation;(H)  public works;  and(I)  other areas related to the purposes of this chapter;  and(2)  additional state legislation or administrative actions necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.(c)  This chapter does not authorize a commission to approve or disapprove funding to a county, city, or council of government.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|