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By: Turner of Harris, Pierson, Leibowitz |
H.B. No. 3358 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Shapleigh) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2009; |
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May 7, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran |
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Affairs and Military Installations; May 15, 2009, reported |
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adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 15, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3358 |
By: Shapleigh |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing municipal or county housing authorities in |
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certain counties to create housing communities for veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 392, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 392.067 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.067. VETERANS HOUSING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In |
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this section, "veteran" means a person who has served on active duty |
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in the armed forces of the United States or in the state military |
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forces as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code. |
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(b) A county or municipal housing authority in a county with |
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a population of more than 500,000 may borrow money, accept grants, |
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and exercise its powers to provide safe and sanitary housing |
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communities for veterans. |
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(c) As the authority considers necessary to achieve the |
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purposes of this chapter, an authority may enter into a lease or |
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purchase agreement or accept a conveyance regarding real property |
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as part of a housing project that will benefit veterans. The |
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agreement or conveyance may include any restrictive covenants that |
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the authority considers appropriate regarding the property. As the |
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authority considers necessary and on the stipulation of the |
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parties, the covenants run with the property. |
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(d) A county or municipal housing authority to which this |
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section applies is not subject to the limitations in Section |
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392.014, 392.015, or 392.017 with respect to a housing project that |
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benefits veterans as authorized by this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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