Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 313 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality to create a neighborhood empowerment zone to promote the creation or rehabilitation of affordable housing, economic development, the quality of social services, education, or public safety in the zone. A municipality is authorized to exercise any powers in the zone that are allowed for municipal planning and development, to waive or adopt fees related to construction permits and inspection, to enter into agreements to abate municipal property and sales taxes, and to set baseline performance standards to encourage the use of alternative building materials.