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H.B. No. 3479 AN ACT relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.0225, Agriculture Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 201.0225. RIO GRANDE VEGETATIVE MANAGEMENT [CARRIZO CANE ERADICATION] PROGRAM. The state board shall develop and implement the Rio Grande vegetative management [a] program to manage [eradicate] Carrizo cane and other noxious vegetation that impedes border security along the Rio Grande River. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3479 was passed by the House on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 9, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3479 was passed by the Senate on May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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