89R13154 MCK/CJC-D By: Parker S.B. No. 2983 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to strategies to address homelessness and affordable housing in certain counties, including the repurposing of land located in those counties, the use of certain tax revenue attributable to that land, and building restrictions in certain municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 3151.002, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3151.002. DEFINITION OF CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR. In this chapter, "Capitol view corridor" means: (1) the South Mall of The University of Texas Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 594 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818794.86, Y-234376.98, and extends along a bearing of S 2 7 0.0 W for a distance of 3790.248 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818654.87, Y-230589.32; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 594 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818628.71, Y-234341.64, and extends along a bearing of S 2 39 17.7 W for a distance of 3748.053 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818455.09, Y-230597.61. (2) the Waterloo Park Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 496 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820189.70, Y-230799.91, and extends along a bearing of S 86 21 3.1 W for a distance of 1650.373 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818542.67, Y-230694.87; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 480 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820300.13, Y-229756.25, and extends along a bearing of N 67 16 4.1 W for a distance of 1939.019 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818511.73, Y-230505.53. (3) the Wooldridge Park Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 515 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2816727.54, Y-229659.96, and extends along a bearing of N 60 5 58.0 E for a distance of 2055.569 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818509.50, Y-230684.66; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 536 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2816925.57, Y-229291.91, and extends along a bearing of N 54 4 50.4 E for a distance of 2089.263 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818617.55, Y-230517.56. (4) the French Legation Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 539 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821177.01, Y-227894.81, and extends along a bearing of N 42 37 44.3 W for a distance of 3765.605 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818626.83, Y-230665.30; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 539 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821144.99, Y-227833.18, and extends along a bearing of N 44 39 68.5 W for a distance of 3787.992 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818482.12, Y-230527.25. (5) the Lamar Bridge Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 460 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2813589.52, Y-227457.92, and extends along a bearing of N 56 44 9.5 E for a distance of 5874.699 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818596.90, Y-230686.48; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 460 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2813419.55, Y-226934.03, and extends along a bearing of N 55 25 10.4 E for a distance of 6308.017 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818613.13, Y-230514.22. (6) the South Congress at East Live Oak Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 574 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2814945.42, Y-218622.48, and extends along a bearing of N 16 19 7.6 E for a distance of 12505.861 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818459.33, Y-230624.51; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 574 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2815051.19, Y-218649.13, and extends along a bearing of N 16 48 23.4 E for a distance of 12450.162 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818651.03, Y-230567.50. (7) the Mopac Bridge Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 498 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2808292.26, Y-229412.05, and extends along a bearing of N 83 58 33.0 E for a distance of 10331.327 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818566.53, Y-230496.30; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 485 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2808930.31, Y-230333.64, and extends along a bearing of N 87 50 44.3 E for a distance of 9628.852 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818552.35, Y-230695.61. (8) the South Lamar at La Casa Drive Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 656 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2806422.18, Y-219725.23, and extends along a bearing of N 47 47 22.8 E for a distance of 16290.678 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818488.35, Y-230670.13; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 656 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2806443.28, Y-219708.55, and extends along a bearing of N 48 24 0.0 E for a distance of 16286.017 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818621.93, Y-230521.28. (9) the Barton Creek Pedestrian Bridge Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 445 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2811033.87, Y-227139.69, and extends along a bearing of N 64 37 45.5 E for a distance of 8277.813 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818513.32, Y-230686.51; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 460 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2812177.38, Y-227545.58, and extends along a bearing of N 65 15 5.2 E for a distance of 7070.209 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818598.22, Y-230505.43. (10) [the Pleasant Valley Road at Lakeshore Drive Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: [(A) one of which begins at an elevation of 450 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2826332.31, Y-219396.73, and extends along a bearing of N 34 21 30.0 W for a distance of 13634.929 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818637.21, Y-230652.69; and [(B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 450 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2826129.04, Y-218986.86, and extends along a bearing of N 33 32 6.6 W for a distance of 13861.422 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818471.32, Y-230541.00. [(11)] the East Eleventh Street Threshold Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 517 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821382.21, Y-228956.12, and extends along a bearing of N 61 38 31.4 W for a distance of 3269.672 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818504.91, Y-230509.14; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 517 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821418.78, Y-228980.65, and extends along a bearing of N 58 60 12.7 W for a distance of 3289.227 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818604.20, Y-230682.75. [(12) the North-Bound Lanes of Interstate Highway 35 Between the Municipal Police and Courts Building and West Tenth Street Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: [(A) one of which begins at an elevation of 501 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820624.99, Y-227858.68, and extends along a bearing of N 38 46 6.5 W for a distance of 3433.34 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818475.11, Y-230535.59; and [(B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 491 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820883.74, Y-228742.33, and extends along a bearing of N 49 33 37.2 W for a distance of 2977.840 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point begin located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818617.34, Y-230673.89.] (11) [(13)] the South-Bound Lanes of the Upper Deck of Interstate Highway 35 Between Concordia College and the Martin Luther King Boulevard Overpass Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 648 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2822432.77, Y-233117.96, and extends along a bearing of S 55 43 8.2 W for a distance of 4627.079 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818609.48, Y-230511.74; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 618 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823639.09, Y-235471.26, and extends along a bearing of S 47 0 43.0 W for a distance of 7045.415 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818485.40, Y-230667.38. [(14) the North-Bound Lanes of Interstate Highway 35 Between Waller Creek Plaza and the Municipal Police and Court Building Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: [(A) one of which begins at an elevation of 498 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820389.72, Y-226977.21, and extends along a bearing of N 28 17 53.1 W for a distance of 4058.419 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818465.79, Y-230550.62; and [(B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 498 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820450.80, Y-227277.98, and extends along a bearing of N 28 14 42.1 W for a distance of 3823.132 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818641.53, Y-230645.90. [(15) the North-Bound Lanes of Interstate Highway 35 Between Third Street and the Waller Creek Plaza Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: [(A) one of which begins at an elevation of 482 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820010.77, Y-225710.94, and extends along a bearing of N 17 43 6.5 W for a distance of 5098.378 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818459.13, Y-230567.46; and [(B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 495 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820205.46, Y-226432.65, and extends along a bearing of N 20 20 46.9 W for a distance of 4479.853 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818647.84, Y-230632.99.] (12) [(16)] the East Seventh Street Bridge Over the Texas-New Orleans Railroad Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 476 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2829646.58, Y-224957.77, and extends along a bearing of N 62 35 42.1 W for a distance of 12442.553 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818600.39, Y-230684.79; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 476 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2829633.60, Y-224932.05, and extends along a bearing of N 63 23 0.0 W for a distance of 12442.674 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818509.56, Y-230506.61. [(17) the Longhorn Shores Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: [(A) one of which begins at an elevation of 435 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823252.67, Y-220131.43, and extends along a bearing of N 23 40 36.4 W for a distance of 11470.713 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818646.30, Y-230636.60; and [(B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 435 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2822788.44, Y-220147.97, and extends along a bearing of N 22 33 57.2 W for a distance of 11273.211 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818462.39, Y-230558.09.] (13) [(18)] the Zilker Clubhouse Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 561 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2807259.05, Y-230056.68, and extends along a bearing of N 86 45 42.0 E for a distance of 11309.321 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818550.31, Y-230695.53; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 561 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2807248.18, Y-229969.74, and extends along a bearing of N 87 20 15.0 E for a distance of 11324.650 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818560.60, Y-230495.80. (14) [(19)] the Red Bud Trail Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 684 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2801662.96, Y-236155.75, and extends along a bearing of S 72 6 10.9 E for a distance of 17783.936 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818586.34, Y-230690.63; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 684 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2801887.25, Y-236038.78, and extends along a bearing of S 71 35 16.8 E for a distance of 17534.371 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818524.03, Y-230500.59. (15) [(20)] the Enfield Road Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 534 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2814317.00, Y-232540.28, and extends along a bearing of S 64 7 24.8 E for a distance of 4664.000 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818513.37, Y-230504.76; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 534 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2814166.24, Y-232616.36, and extends along a bearing of S 66 27 47.8 E for a distance of 4832.718 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818596.90, Y-230686.48. (16) [(21)] the Capital of Texas Highway Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 850 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2793153.22, Y-246055.75, and extends along a bearing of S 58 62 1.6 E for a distance of 29736.832 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818607.06, Y-230681.07; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 850 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2792663.44, Y-245928.13, and extends along a bearing of S 59 10 35.3 E for a distance of 30091.057 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818504.12, Y-230509.60. (17) [(22)] the 38th Street at Red River Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 609 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823695.84, Y-238333.37, and extends along a bearing of S 34 12 57.2 W for a distance of 9290.302 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818471.78, Y-230650.98; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 609 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823785.05, Y-238418.94, and extends along a bearing of S 33 9 15.9 W for a distance of 9410.983 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818638.21, Y-230540.07. (18) [(23)] the Robert Mueller Airport Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 603 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2831475.74, Y-237087.29, and extends along a bearing of S 62 55 39.9 W for a distance of 14460.117 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818599.97, Y-230506.29; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 603 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2831203.80, Y-237067.65, and extends along a bearing of S 63 18 20.5 W for a distance of 14208.702 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818509.52, Y-230684.67. (19) [(24)] the Martin Luther King Boulevard at IH-35 Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 570 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821823.12, Y-232059.98, and extends along a bearing of S 64 15 51.7 W for a distance of 3582.510 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818595.97, Y-230504.39; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 570 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821665.89, Y-232039.68, and extends along a bearing of S 66 46 10.3 W for a distance of 3431.091 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818512.97, Y-230686.35. (20) [(25)] the Oakwood Cemetery Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 662 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823518.05, Y-231483.66, and extends along a bearing of S 78 43 9.6 W for a distance of 5042.788 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818572.69, Y-230497.21; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 662 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823496.42, Y-231576.82, and extends along a bearing of S 79 54 22.8 W for a distance of 5038.813 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818535.60, Y-230693.73. (21) [(26)] the East 12th Street at IH-35 Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 525 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821503.64, Y-229689.85, and extends along a bearing of N 74 46 47.6 W for a distance of 3086.184 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818525.71, Y-230500.05; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 523 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821304.47, Y-229769.21, and extends along a bearing of N 71 16 29.8 W for a distance of 2872.654 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818583.86, Y-230691.41. (22) [(27)] the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 596 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821830.47, Y-234589.86, and extends along a bearing of S 40 20 57.3 W for a distance of 5162.945 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818477.75, Y-230659.06; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 596 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821938.69, Y-233990.42, and extends along a bearing of S 43 38 37.1 W for a distance of 4790.234 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818625.90, Y-230525.05. (23) [(28)] the North Congress Avenue at Martin Luther King Boulevard Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 531 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2819238.03, Y-232793.53, and extends along a bearing of N 14 46 25.5 E for a distance of 2303.720 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818650.57, Y-230565.97; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 531 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2819171.57, Y-232814.96, and extends along a bearing of N 16 0 38.0 E for a distance of 2305.521 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818458.72, Y-230622.41. (24) [(29)] the field level of the Memorial Stadium Practice Center Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 550 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820995.40, Y-233291.51, and extends along a bearing of N 40 34 35.4 E for a distance of 3637.696 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818629.21, Y-230528.54; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 550 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820805.43, Y-233307.74, and extends along a bearing of N 41 18 34.5 E for a distance of 3525.556 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818478.12, Y-230659.50. (25) [(30)] the entrance terrace to the University of Texas Swim Center Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines: (A) one of which begins at an elevation of 540 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821029.40, Y-232523.71, and extends along a bearing of N 50 14 50.5 E for a distance of 3138.424 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818616.54, Y-230516.77; and (B) the second of which begins at an elevation of 540 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820873.01, Y-232433.33, and extends along a bearing of N 53 31 42.3 E for a distance of 2959.714 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818492.95, Y-230674.01. SECTION 2. Section 3151.053, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3151.053. CONFLICT WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if [If] a requirement of this chapter conflicts with a requirement enacted by a municipality or with any other requirement under state law, the stricter requirement prevails. (b) A municipality may not enact a building restriction related to the view of the Capitol other than the Capitol view corridors provided under Section 3151.002. SECTION 3. Title 7, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 795 to read as follows: CHAPTER 795. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD Sec. 795.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Capitol view corridor" has the meaning assigned by Section 3151.002. (2) "Eligible county" means a county in which a Capitol view corridor is located. (3) "Eligible taxing unit" means a taxing unit that imposes an ad valorem tax on real property located in a former Capitol view corridor. (4) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 78A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. (5) "Former Capitol view corridor" means a Capitol view corridor described by Sections 3151.002(10), (12), (14), (15), and (17), as those subdivisions existed on January 1, 2025. (6) "Tax increment base" is the total taxable value of all real property taxable by a taxing unit and located in a former Capitol view corridor on January 1, 2025. (7) "Taxing unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Tax Code. Sec. 795.002. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD; DUTIES. (a) The affordable housing board is created to address the issues of homelessness and affordable housing in eligible counties. The board consists of the following members: (1) three members appointed by the governor who have experience on issues relating to homelessness and affordable housing; and (2) one member appointed by the governing body of each eligible taxing unit that elects to deposit the taxing unit's incremental tax revenue to the credit of the affordable housing fund as authorized under Section 795.004. (b) The affordable housing board shall establish and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to public and private entities for purposes of reducing homelessness and increasing affordable housing in eligible counties. Sec. 795.003. AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. (a) The affordable housing board shall establish an affordable housing fund. The affordable housing fund consists of: (1) the incremental tax revenue deposited to the credit of the fund by eligible taxing units under Section 795.004; and (2) any gifts, grants, or donations from a public or private entity made to the board for a purpose for which the fund may be used. (b) The affordable housing fund must be established as an interest bearing account in a financial institution in this state in the name of the affordable housing board. (c) Money in the affordable housing fund may be used only for a purpose described by Section 795.005. Sec. 795.004. INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE. (a) The governing body of an eligible taxing unit may by ordinance, resolution, or order elect to deposit the taxing unit's incremental tax revenue to the credit of the affordable housing fund. (b) The amount of an eligible taxing unit's incremental tax revenue for a year is an amount of tax revenue equal to the total taxable value of all real property taxable by the taxing unit and located in a former Capitol view corridor for that tax year less the taxing unit's tax increment base. (c) An eligible taxing unit that elects to deposit the taxing unit's incremental tax revenue into the affordable housing fund shall each year: (1) provide for the collection of taxes in the former Capitol view corridor as for any other real property taxable by the taxing unit; and (2) pay into the affordable housing fund the taxing unit's incremental tax revenue for that year. Sec. 795.005. GRANTS. (a) The affordable housing board may use money in the affordable housing fund only to award grants to private or public entities for projects that address homelessness or affordable housing in eligible counties. (b) Grants may be awarded to: (1) provide mortgage or down payment assistance to first responders and teachers employed in eligible counties; (2) purchase or construct single- or multi-family housing units for use by homeless individuals, first responders, or teachers; and (3) reduce homelessness in eligible counties, including repurposing and relocating the facilities that house homeless individuals in the downtown and business districts of municipalities located in eligible counties. (c) The affordable housing board shall adopt procedures for applying for a grant and evaluating applications for a grant under this chapter. Sec. 795.006. OVERSIGHT. The comptroller shall oversee the operation of the affordable housing board and the affordable housing fund. SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 49.1574 to read as follows: Sec. 49.1574. CREDIT FOR INCREMENTAL TAXES PAID INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. (a) This section applies only to a school district that elects to deposit the district's incremental tax revenue into an affordable housing fund under Section 795.004, Government Code. (b) The total amount required under Section 49.153 for a school district to purchase attendance credit under this subchapter for any school year is reduced by an amount equal to the incremental tax revenue deposited by the district in an affordable housing fund under Section 795.004, Government Code, in that school year. (c) A reduction under Subsection (b) shall be made after making any reduction to which the district is entitled under Section 49.157 or another provision of this chapter. SECTION 5. This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed for a tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.