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Senate Bill 1679 |
Senate Author: Alvarado |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: Johnson, Jarvis et al. |
Senate Bill 1679 amends the Local Government Code to repeal and replace provisions relating to the Houston Land Bank. Among other provisions, the bill provides for the land bank's authority to acquire, manage, and dispose of vacant, abandoned, deteriorated, or foreclosed properties and to convert those properties to productive uses, including affordable housing, workforce housing, public service housing, mixed‑income housing, community‑based economic development, food desert solutions, parks and recreation, and flood reduction and storm resiliency. The bill also creates a joint interim committee to study land banks.