83R8640 JAM-F
By: Riddle H.B. No. 2654
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of certain federal housing funds by
the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2306.111(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) In administering federal housing funds provided to the
state under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. Section 12701 et seq.), the department shall expend:
(1) 95 percent of these funds for the benefit of
non-participating small cities and rural areas that do not qualify
to receive funds under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act directly from the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development; and
(2) five percent of these funds for single-family
housing assistance programs, including rental or homebuyer
assistance programs and programs designed to remove construction
barriers and increase accessibility, for the benefit of persons
with disabilities who live in any area of this state.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending
Section 2306.111(c), Government Code, applies only to an
application for financial assistance that is submitted to the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs on or after January 1,
2014. An application for financial assistance that is submitted to
the department before January 1, 2014, is governed by the law in
effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.