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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of rural area for purposes of certain |
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housing assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing |
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and Community Affairs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.004(28-a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(28-a) "Rural area" means an area that is located: |
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(A) outside the boundaries of a primary |
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metropolitan statistical area or a metropolitan statistical area; |
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(B) within the boundaries of a primary |
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metropolitan statistical area or a metropolitan statistical area, |
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if the statistical area has a population of 25,000 or less and does |
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not share a boundary with an urban area; or |
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(C) in an area that is eligible for federal |
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financial assistance provided under Section 514, 515, or 516 of the |
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Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. Section 1484, 1485, or 1486) [funding
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by the Texas Rural Development Office of the United States
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Department of Agriculture, other than an area that is located in a
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municipality with a population of more than 50,000]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2306.6702(12), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for financial assistance that is submitted to the |
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Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs during an |
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application cycle that begins on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application for financial assistance that is submitted |
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during an application cycle that began before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the |
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application cycle began, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |