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By: Cunningham, Garcia, Lujan |
H.B. No. 4443 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023; |
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May 1, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local |
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Government; May 12, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 12, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of certain federal money provided under |
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the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.111, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) Notwithstanding any other law, money provided to this |
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state under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act |
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(42 U.S.C. Section 12701 et seq.) as a one-time lump sum for a |
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specified use: |
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(1) is not subject to the allocation requirements |
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under this section or the allocation formula developed by the |
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department under Section 2306.1115; and |
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(2) may be allocated for the benefit of any area of |
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this state in the manner specified under federal law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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