(a) The department may, to the extent that resources are available, enter into a cooperative agreement with a commodity producers board to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the promotion of Texas agricultural products.
(b) A cooperative agreement may include:
(1) provisions relating to the programs instituted by the department under this chapter and Chapter 46;
(2) provisions relating to board contributions for promotional costs; and
(3) any other provisions the department and the board consider appropriate.
(c) Funds contributed by a board under an agreement under this section are not state funds.