85R12765 JG-F
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1672
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the purposes of the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2306.001, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2306.001. PURPOSES. The purposes of the department
are to:
(1) assist local governments in:
(A) providing essential public services for
their residents; and
(B) overcoming financial, social, and
environmental problems;
(2) provide for the housing needs of individuals and
families of low, very low, and extremely low income and families of
moderate income;
(3) contribute to the preservation, development, and
redevelopment of neighborhoods and communities, including
cooperation in the preservation of government-assisted housing
occupied by individuals and families of very low and extremely low
income;
(4) assist the governor and the legislature in
coordinating federal and state programs affecting local
government;
(5) inform state officials and the public of the needs
of local government;
(6) serve as the lead agency for:
(A) addressing at the state level the problem of
homelessness in this state;
(B) coordinating interagency efforts to address
homelessness; and
(C) addressing at the state level and
coordinating interagency efforts to address any problem associated
with homelessness, including hunger; [and]
(7) serve as a source of information to the public
regarding all affordable housing resources and community support
services in the state; and
(8) affirmatively further state and federal fair
housing laws by promoting fair housing opportunities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.