Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 80.009. Powers of Board and Commissioner

(1) conduct programs consistent with the declaration of policy stated in Section 80.001;

(2) accept, as necessary to implement this chapter, gifts and grants;

(3) borrow money, with the approval of the commissioner, as necessary to execute this chapter;

(4) take other action and exercise other authority as necessary to execute any act authorized by this chapter or the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and

(5) form an advisory committee composed of individuals from this state, other states, or other countries and change membership on the committee, as necessary. Any advisory committee created under this subdivision for the purpose of establishing treatment methods shall include among its members persons with knowledge of the effects of different treatments on the health of agricultural workers, the local population, and the ecosystem, including but not limited to the effects of a particular method of treatment on beneficial organisms and wildlife, the potential for secondary infestations from nontarget pests, and the potential for pest resistance to particular methods of treatment.

(1) citrus production has begun or could begin in the area;

(2) the area is adjacent to a pest management zone or is in an area with biological characteristics similar to the pest management zone; and

(3) the addition is approved in a referendum held in the area.