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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to implement |
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a homestead land bank program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 373A.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 373A.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. [(a)] This |
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chapter applies to: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of more than |
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750,000 that is located in a uniform state service region with fewer |
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than 550,000 occupied housing units as determined by the most |
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recent United States decennial census; and[.] |
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(2) a [(b) Subchapters A, B, C, and D apply to any] |
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municipality with a population of 1.18 million or more which is |
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located predominantly in a county that has a total area of less than |
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1,000 square miles and has adopted an urban land bank demonstration |
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program under Chapter 379C, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 373A.052, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: |
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(a) To be designated as a district within a municipality |
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described by Section 373A.003(1) [373A.003(a)] under this |
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subchapter, an area must be composed of census tracts forming a |
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spatially compact area with: |
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(1) fewer than 75,000 residents; |
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(2) an overall poverty rate that is at least two times |
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the poverty rate for the entire municipality; and |
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(3) in each census tract within the area, a median |
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family income that is less than 80 percent of the median family |
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income for the entire municipality. |
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(b) To be designated as a district within a municipality |
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described by Section 373A.003(2) [373A.003(b)] under this |
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subchapter, an area must be composed of census tracts forming a |
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spatially compact area contiguous to a central business district |
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and with: |
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(1) fewer than 75,000 residents; |
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(2) a median family income that is less than $30,000 |
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according to the last decennial census; and |
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(3) an overall poverty rate that is at least two times |
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the poverty rate for the entire municipality. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |