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| 1 | 1 | 87R3550 JG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 716 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a study on mold contamination in housing developments | |
| 8 | 8 | supported by financial assistance administered by the Texas | |
| 9 | 9 | Department of Housing and Community Affairs. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the | |
| 12 | 12 | Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. | |
| 13 | 13 | (b) Using existing resources, the department shall conduct | |
| 14 | 14 | a study on the number of incidents and causes of mold contamination | |
| 15 | 15 | in housing developments that are wholly or partly supported by | |
| 16 | 16 | financial assistance administered by the department. | |
| 17 | 17 | (c) Not later than September 1, 2022, the department shall | |
| 18 | 18 | prepare and submit to the legislature a written report that | |
| 19 | 19 | summarizes the results of the study conducted under this section | |
| 20 | 20 | and recommends a course of action for preventing and remediating | |
| 21 | 21 | incidents and causes of mold contamination in housing developments | |
| 22 | 22 | that are wholly or partly supported by financial assistance | |
| 23 | 23 | administered by the department. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2023. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |