By Lucio S.B. No. 1503 77R3160 QS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to an assessment of the future affordable housing needs of 1-3 the regions of this state. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 2306, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subchapter GG to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER GG. TEXAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT 1-8 Sec. 2306.781. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: 1-9 (1) "Border region" means the area composed of the 1-10 counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, 1-11 Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, 1-12 Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, 1-13 Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, 1-14 Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, 1-15 Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and 1-16 Zavala. 1-17 (2) "Public senior college or university" has the 1-18 meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. 1-19 Sec. 2306.782. TEXAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT. 1-20 (a) In conjunction with the office of the comptroller, the 1-21 department shall assess the future affordable housing needs of the 1-22 regions of this state, including West Texas, the Panhandle, East 1-23 Texas, Central Texas, and the border region and any other part of 1-24 South Texas. 2-1 (b) In making the assessment required by this subchapter, 2-2 the department shall project the affordable housing needs of each 2-3 region as of the end of each five-year period occurring between 2-4 September 1, 2001, and September 1, 2021, and as of September 1, 2-5 2031. 2-6 Sec. 2306.783. FUNDING. The department may use any available 2-7 revenue, including legislative appropriations, to make the 2-8 assessment required by this subchapter. 2-9 Sec. 2306.784. CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY. The department may 2-10 contract with a research center, a public senior college or 2-11 university, or a component of a public senior college or 2-12 university, including the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public 2-13 Affairs, to make the assessment required by this subchapter. 2-14 Sec. 2306.785. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2002, the 2-15 department shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant 2-16 governor, and the legislature detailing the department's findings 2-17 on the future affordable housing needs of this state and the 2-18 regions of this state. 2-19 Sec. 2306.786. EXPIRATION DATE. This subchapter expires 2-20 October 1, 2002. 2-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.