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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs to determine certain demographic information regarding the |
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occupancy of multiunit residential properties; requiring |
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applicants for certain tax credits to provide certain demographic |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2306.189 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.189. DUTY TO REPORT TO UNITED STATES CENSUS |
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BUREAU. (a) In this section, "multiunit residential property" has |
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the meaning assigned by Section 125.001, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code. |
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(b) The department shall determine the occupancy of |
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multiunit residential properties in this state and annually forward |
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that information to the United States Census Bureau. |
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(c) In determining the occupancy of multiunit residential |
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properties, the department must collect the following information |
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for each census tract in this state: |
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(1) the number of units in each multiunit residential |
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property; and |
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(2) the number of occupants in each unit of a multiunit |
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residential property. |
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(d) The department may send other statistical information |
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to the United States Census Bureau if the department determines the |
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information will assist the bureau in conducting a census. |
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(e) The owner of a multiunit residential property must |
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submit to the department the information required by Subsection (c) |
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and other information requested by the department. |
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(f) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter DD, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2306.6736 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.6736. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CERTAIN CENSUS |
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INFORMATION. The department by rule may require an applicant to |
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provide information relating to the number of units and the |
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occupancy of each unit in a housing development as a condition of |
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receiving or retaining a housing tax credit under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs shall develop the method for collecting information |
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relating to the occupancy of multiunit residential properties as |
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required by Section 2306.189, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, not later than January 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |