{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.204","heading":"USE OF FUNDS.","body":"(a) An institution of higher education shall use any money received under a cooperative agreement to carry out plant pest and disease detection and surveillance approved by the department to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and diseases.\n(b) The non-state share of the cost of carrying out a cooperative agreement may be provided in-kind, including by covering certain indirect costs the department considers appropriate.\n(c) The department may not consider an applicant's ability to pay or cover non-state costs when deciding whether to enter into a cooperative agreement with the applicant.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 71. GENERAL CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER E. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm#71.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"b9deb6fdf10bd888e3468c02782bdcda113d05ff0e678f3522f71c98ec29c3d6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}