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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the area of operations of and certain tax exemptions |
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available to housing authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 392.005, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) An exemption under this section does not apply to taxes |
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imposed on a multifamily residential development by a district that |
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provides water, sewer, or drainage service to the development, |
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unless the applicable authority has entered into a written |
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agreement with the district to make a payment to the district in |
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lieu of taxation, in the amount specified in the agreement. In this |
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subsection, district means: |
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(1) a conservation or reclamation district created |
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under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution; or |
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(2) an emergency services district created under |
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Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 392.014, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.014. AREA OF OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL HOUSING |
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AUTHORITY. The area of operation of a municipal housing authority |
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is limited to the territorial boundaries of the municipality for |
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which the authority is created [and the area that is within five |
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miles of the territorial boundaries of the municipality and is not |
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within the territorial boundaries of another municipality]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 392.017(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A municipal housing authority may not undertake a |
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housing project outside the territorial boundaries of the |
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municipality in which it is authorized to exercise its powers |
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unless a resolution is adopted by each [the] governing body of the |
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political subdivision in which the housing project is to be located |
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and by the housing authority authorized to exercise its powers |
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exclusively in the political subdivision, if any: |
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(1) declaring a need for the municipal housing |
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authority to exercise its powers in the political subdivision; and |
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(2) authorizing a cooperation agreement under Section |
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392.059. |
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SECTION 4. Section 392.014, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a housing project for which a |
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contract was entered into on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A housing project for which a contract was entered into before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the contract was entered into, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2025. |
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