81R4608 ACP-D
By: Rodriguez H.B. No. 2629
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to incentives in the low income housing tax credit program
to reward applicants who agree to use energy-saving devices and
energy conservation measures in a project.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2306.6725, Government Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) Regardless of whether the applicants satisfy any
other conditions provided by Subsection (b), the department shall
provide appropriate incentives as determined through the qualified
allocation plan to reward applicants who agree to equip the
property that is the basis of the application with energy-saving
devices that meet the standards established by the state energy
conservation office or with other energy conservation measures
specified by the department in the plan. Energy conservation
measures specified by the department may include:
(1) the installation of plumbing fixtures that
conserve water;
(2) the installation of solar water heaters;
(3) the use of trees or other landscaping;
(4) the installation of rainwater harvesting
equipment;
(5) the installation of Energy Star-labeled windows
and glass doors; and
(6) the use of construction waste management at the
project site.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an application for low income housing tax credits that is submitted
to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs during an
application cycle that begins on or after the effective date of this
Act. An application that is submitted during an application cycle
that began before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect at the time the application cycle began, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.