88R11769 JG-F By: Cunningham H.B. No. 4443 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the allocation of certain federal money provided under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2306.111, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: (j) Notwithstanding any other law, money provided to this state under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12701 et seq.) as a one-time lump sum for a specified use: (1) is not subject to the allocation requirements under this section or the allocation formula developed by the department under Section 2306.1115; and (2) may be allocated for the benefit of any area of this state in the manner specified under federal law. 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, 2023.