Texas § AG.23.003 - STATE FOOD SYSTEM SECURITY PLAN
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§ AG.23.003. STATE FOOD SYSTEM SECURITY PLAN
STATE FOOD SYSTEM SECURITY PLAN. (a) The office shall develop a state food system security plan. The plan must: (1) provide for the orderly development and management of food system security throughout this state, including ensuring sufficient food is available at a reasonable cost to: (A) ensure public health, safety, and welfare; (B) further economic development; and (C) protect the agricultural and natural resources of this state; (2) account for times of severe drought conditions, natural disasters, man-made disasters, or other calamities; and (3) include legislative recommendations that are needed or desirable to facilitate the resilience and availability of food in this state. (b) In developing the plan, the office shall seek the advice of: (1) the Department of State Health Services; and (2) the Parks and Wildlife Department. (c) The office shall: (1) review and revise as necessary the plan developed under Subsection (a) at least once every five years; and (2) deliver the plan to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of the appropriate committees in each house of the legislature. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (H.B. 3323 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section AG.23.003 ("STATE FOOD SYSTEM SECURITY PLAN") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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