CHAPTER 77. FIRE ANT CONTROL
AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL
PRODUCTS
SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS
CHAPTER 77. FIRE ANT CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER A. ERADICATION PROGRAM
Sec. 77.001. COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The
commissioners court of any county may establish, implement, and
conduct a program for the eradication or control of the imported
fire ant.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1207, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1981. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 77.002. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS. The program
established under this chapter may be conducted independently of
or in conjunction with any related program conducted and financed
by private or other public entities.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1207, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1981. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 77.003. COST OF PROGRAM. The commissioners court may
expend any available county funds to pay for all or its share of
the cost of a program established under this chapter, including
funds derived from taxation under the 80-cent limitation of
Article VIII, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1207, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1981. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1987.
SUBCHAPTER B. BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM
Sec. 77.022. FIRE ANT BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) The Fire Ant
Research and Management Account Advisory Committee established
under Section 88.215, Education Code, in the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station shall oversee a program to finance broadly
based ant research that the advisory committee determines to be
of the highest scientific merit and offers the greatest promise
in providing new directions for long-term solutions to fire ant
infestations.
(b) An award under the program described by Subsection (a) of
this section shall be granted for a two-year period for
individual or group projects, and may be extended after review by
the advisory committee at the end of that period.
(c) The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station may accept gifts
and grants from the federal government, state government, and
private sources, as well as legislative appropriations. The use
of gifts and grants other than legislative appropriations is
subject, after their appropriation, only to limitations contained
in the gift or grant.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, awards
under the program may be made from any gift, grant, or
appropriation received.
(e) The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station shall make an
annual accounting of all money received, awarded, and expended
during the year to the legislative committees responsible for
agricultural issues.
(f) The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station may adopt rules
necessary for the implementation and administration of the award
program.
(g) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec.
7.01(15), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec.
7.01(15), eff. Nov. 12, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 218, Sec.
2, eff. May 23, 1995.