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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of certain federal housing funds by |
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the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.111(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) In administering federal housing funds provided to the |
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state under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act |
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(42 U.S.C. Section 12701 et seq.), the department shall expend: |
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(1) 95 percent of these funds for the benefit of |
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non-participating small cities and rural areas that do not qualify |
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to receive funds under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable |
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Housing Act directly from the United States Department of Housing |
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and Urban Development; and |
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(2) five percent of these funds for single-family |
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housing assistance programs, including rental or homebuyer |
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assistance programs and programs designed to remove construction |
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barriers and increase accessibility, for the benefit of persons |
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with disabilities who live in any area of this state. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending |
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Section 2306.111(c), Government Code, applies only to an |
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application for financial assistance that is submitted to the Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs on or after January 1, |
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2014. An application for financial assistance that is submitted to |
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the department before January 1, 2014, is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |