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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing |
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and Community Affairs of colonia self-help centers in certain |
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counties and to the representation of those counties on the Colonia |
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Resident Advisory Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.582(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall establish colonia self-help |
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centers in El Paso, Hidalgo, Nueces, Starr, and Webb Counties |
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[counties], and in Cameron County to serve Cameron and Willacy |
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Counties [counties]. If the department determines it necessary and |
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appropriate, the department may establish a self-help center in any |
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other county if the county is designated as an economically |
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distressed area under Chapter 17, Water Code, for purposes of |
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eligibility to receive funds from the Texas Water Development |
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Board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2306.584(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall appoint not fewer than six [five] |
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persons who are residents of colonias to serve on the Colonia |
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Resident Advisory Committee. The members of the advisory committee |
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shall be selected from lists of candidates submitted to the board by |
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local nonprofit organizations and the commissioners court of a |
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county in which a self-help center is located. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |