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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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AGRICULTURE CODE |
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Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS |
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Subtitle B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS |
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Chapter 74. COTTON DISEASES AND PESTS |
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Subchapter D. OFFICIAL COTTON GROWERS' BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION FOUNDATION |
Sec. 74.1135. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF ASSESSMENTS
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(a) The commissioner may adopt rules that provide for an alternative method, manner, and mechanism by which assessments are imposed and collected under this subchapter. The commissioner may adopt the rules only after receiving a recommendation from the board. The board shall consult with cotton grower steering committees and the technical advisory committee in formulating a recommendation to the commissioner under this subsection. The commissioner may accept, reject, or modify a board recommendation. The rules apply notwithstanding Section 74.113. The rules must require any person collecting an assessment to forward the assessment to the foundation.
(b) The maximum amount of an assessment under this section may not exceed the maximum amount of an assessment approved in an assessment referendum under this subchapter.