43 U.S.C. § 32 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 43. Public Lands § 32. Acting Director

(a) In this section, “Texas trade association” means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending employee employed in a “bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity,” as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(c) A person may not act as the general counsel to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.

(d) Before the 11th day after the date on which an employee begins employment with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, the employee shall read the conflict-of-interest statutes applicable to employees of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending and sign a notarized affidavit stating that the employee has read those statutes.