83R10250 CLG-D By: Springer H.B. No. 2521 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a project authorized to be undertaken by a Type B economic development corporation in connection with housing. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 505.153, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 505.153. PROJECTS RELATED TO [AFFORDABLE] HOUSING. For purposes of this chapter, "project" includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the promotion of development and expansion of housing, including affordable housing, as described by 42 U.S.C. Section 12745. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.