4 TAC §29.21, §29.23
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts
amendments to Chapter 29, Subchapter B, Division 1, §29.21 and §29.23,
concerning the department's "Texas Yes!" program rules, without changes to
the proposal published in the March 24, 2006, issue of the
Texas Register
. The amendments are adopted to modify eligibility requirements
for business and community members in the department's "Texas Yes!" Program,
a promotional program designed to support and increase economic activity in
rural Texas communities. The amendments to §29.21 delete the term "rural
area" from the list of definitions, and revise the definitions for a "Texas
Yes!" business member and a "Texas Yes!" community member to clarify those
definitions to make them consistent with current practice, and delete the
reference to rural areas or communities. The amendments to §29.23 provide
revised eligibility requirements for community and business membership to
make them consistent with the amendments to §29.21 and with current practice.
No comments were received on the proposal.
The amendments to §29.21 and §29.23 are adopted under
the Texas Agriculture Code (the Code), §12.016, which authorizes the
department to adopt rules to administer its duties under the Code; and the
Code, §12.027, which authorizes the department to maintain an economic
development program for rural areas within the state.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on May 1, 2006.
TRD-200602415
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Effective date: May 21, 2006
Proposal publication date: March 24, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075