Texas Agriculture Code
§ 49.002 — ADMINISTRATION; GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
AG § 49.002Title 3. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION · Ch. 49. AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall develop, maintain, and administer the agri-tech program to provide support for eligible institutions to conduct research projects on methods to address agricultural crises in this state.
(b)In awarding funds to support projects under this chapter, the department shall:
(1)give priority to applied research projects that the commissioner determines to be necessary to address an immediate agricultural crisis; and
(2)consider the recommendations of the Commodity Crisis Council for specific projects.
(c)The department shall award funds to support projects as needed to address agricultural crises in this state.
(d)The department shall develop and maintain guidelines and procedures to provide awards under this chapter for specific projects at eligible institutions on a competitive, peer-review basis.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1459, Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 46.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.