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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creation of an Internet portal for housing resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2306.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.009. HOUSING RESOURCES INTERNET PORTAL. (a) In |
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this section, "portal" means the housing resources Internet portal |
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required by this section. |
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(b) The department, with assistance from the Department of |
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Information Resources and with participation by the Office of Rural |
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Community Affairs, the Texas Real Estate Commission, the Savings |
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and Loan Department, the Texas Water Development Board, and |
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interested persons in the private sector, shall establish and |
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maintain a housing resources Internet portal for use by developers, |
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community leaders and residents, and the general public. |
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(c) The portal must serve as a single point of access to |
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state and federal resources regarding housing and must provide |
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appropriate links to information and experts available through the |
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Internet. |
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(d) the department has responsibility for general |
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administration and oversight of the portal and for approving the |
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content of all information made available through the portal. |
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(e) The Department of Information Resources shall: |
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(1) host the portal through the project known as |
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TexasOnline; |
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(2) organize the portal in a manner that simplifies |
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portal use and administration; |
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(3) provide any necessary technical advice to the |
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department, including advice relating to equipment required in
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connection with the portal; |
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(4) provide a method for maintaining the information |
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made available through the portal; and |
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(5) cooperate with the department in linking the |
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department's Internet site to the portal. |
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(f) The Department of Information Resources may assist the |
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department with technical advice regarding contracting with |
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vendors for any services in connection with the portal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |