Amend HB 191 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 3, strike lines 2 and 3 and substitute the following:
is submitted, all units that are:
(i) owned by the applicant are equipped with air conditioning; and
(ii) owned or operated by a housing authority or other governmental entity, from which the applicant receives financial assistance or with which the applicant participates in projects for the development of affordable housing, are equipped with air conditioning;
(2) On page 3, line 26, strike "owned by the applicant" and substitute "owned or operated as described by Subsection (b)(1)(K)".
(3) On page 4, strike lines 2-6 and substitute the following:
(b)(1)(K), the department shall award negative points if any of the units that are owned or operated as described by that paragraph are not equipped with air conditioning.
(4) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 2306.359(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) In evaluating an application for an issuance of private activity bonds, the department shall score and rank the application using a point system based on criteria that are adopted by the department, including criteria regarding:
(1) the income levels of tenants of the development, consistent with the funding priorities provided by Section 1372.0321;
(2) the rent levels of the units;
(3) the level of community support for the application;
(4) the period of guaranteed affordability for low income tenants;
(5) the cost per unit of the development;
(6) the size, quality, and amenities of the units;
(7) the services to be provided to tenants of the development; [and]
(8) whether, at the time the complete application is submitted, all units that are:
(A) owned by the applicant are equipped with air conditioning; and
(B) owned or operated by a housing authority or other governmental entity, from which the applicant receives financial assistance or with which the applicant participates in projects for the development of affordable housing, are equipped with air conditioning; and
(9) other criteria as developed by the board.