SRC-CTC S.B. 1503 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1503
77R3160 QS-DBy: Lucio
Business & Commerce
4/2/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
(department) makes funding allocation decisions based on available housing
needs data.  The current State Low Income Housing Plan is based on 1990
census data.  As proposed, S.B. 1503 requires the department to complete an
assessment of Texas housing needs based on the new 2000 census data. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 2306, Government Code, by adding Subchapter GG,
as follows: 

SUBCHAPTER GG.  TEXAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Sec. 2306.781.  DEFINITIONS.  Defines "border region" and "public senior
college or university." 

Sec. 2306.782.  TEXAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.  Requires the
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (department) to assess,
in conjunction with the office of the comptroller, the future affordable
housing needs of the regions of this state, including West Texas, the
Panhandle, East Texas, Central Texas, and the border region and any other
part of South Texas.  Requires the department, in making the assessment
required by this subchapter, to project the affordable housing needs of
each region as of the end of each five-year period occurring between
September 1, 2001, and September 1, 2021, and as of September 1, 2031. 

Sec. 2306.783.  FUNDING.  Authorizes the department to use any available
revenue, including legislative appropriations, to make the assessment
required by this subchapter. 

Sec. 2306.784.  CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY.  Authorizes the department to
contract with a research center, a public senior college or university, or
a component of a public senior college or university, including the Lyndon
B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, to make the assessment required by
this subchapter. 

Sec. 2306.785.  REPORT.  Requires the department, not later than September
1, 2002, to submit a report to certain individuals and entities detailing
the department's findings on the future affordable housing needs of this
state and the regions of this state. 

Sec. 2306.786.  EXPIRATION DATE.  Provides that this subchapter expires
October 1, 2002. 

 SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.