PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER N. FOOD AND FIBERS RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM RULES
The Texas Department of Agriculture (Department) adopts the repeal of 4 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 1, Subchapter N, regarding Food and Fibers Research Grant Program Rules. The repeal is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 5, 2021 issue of the Texas Register (46 TexReg 7481) and will not be republished.
Section 56 of Senate Bill 703, 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2021), among other things, repealed Chapter 42, Texas Agriculture Code, which created the Food and Fibers Research Grant Program. As a result of the repeal of Chapter 42, Texas Agriculture Code, rules for the Food and Fibers Research Grant Program are no longer necessary.
The Department received no comments on the proposed repeal.
The repeal is adopted under Section 12.016 of the Texas Agriculture Code, which provides that the Department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of its powers and duties under the Code.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 9, 2021.
TRD-202104950
Skyler Shafer
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Effective date: December 29, 2021
Proposal publication date: November 5, 2021
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