By:  Giddings                                          H.R. No. 757
       73R11371 LJD-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
    1-2  of Texas, That Rule 13, Section 9(a), Rules of the House of
    1-3  Representatives, 73rd Legislature, is suspended, as provided by
    1-4  House Rule 13, Section 9(f), to the extent described in this
    1-5  resolution, to enable the conference committee appointed to adjust
    1-6  the differences between the house and senate versions of H.B. No.
    1-7  259, relating to the creation and administration of a linked
    1-8  deposit program to encourage lending to historically underutilized
    1-9  businesses and small businesses in distressed communities, to
   1-10  successfully conclude the committee's deliberations by authorizing
   1-11  the conferees to consider and take action on the following specific
   1-12  matters:
   1-13        (1)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit
   1-14  the committee to insert "or a historically underutilized business"
   1-15  before the period in Section 481.191(1), Government Code.
   1-16        This action is necessary to clarify that a historically
   1-17  underutilized business may be an eligible borrower for purposes of
   1-18  a loan under the linked deposit program.
   1-19        (2)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1) is suspended to permit
   1-20  the committee to strike "historically underutilized businesses and
   1-21  small businesses in distressed communities" in Section 481.193(a),
   1-22  Government Code, and substitute "small businesses in distressed
   1-23  communities and historically underutilized businesses".
   1-24        This action is necessary to clarify that a historically
    2-1  underutilized business is not required to be located in a
    2-2  distressed community to participate in the program.