Bill Text: TX HB74 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in certain rural areas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB74 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB74-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 74 |
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relating to certain financial assistance administered by the Texas | ||
Department of Housing and Community Affairs in certain rural areas. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2306.6702(a), Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subdivisions (12) and (17) to read as follows: | ||
(12) "Rural area" means an area that is: | ||
(A) described by Section 2306.004(28-a); or | ||
(B) designated by the department as a rural area | ||
under Section 2306.6740. | ||
(17) "Urban area" means the area that is located | ||
within the boundaries of a primary metropolitan statistical area or | ||
a metropolitan statistical area other than an area: | ||
(A) described by Section 2306.004(28-a)(B); or | ||
(B) designated by the department as a rural area | ||
under Section 2306.6740. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter DD, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2306.6740 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2306.6740. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN AREAS AS RURAL. (a) | ||
The department by rule shall provide for the designation by the | ||
department of an area located within the boundaries of a primary | ||
metropolitan statistical area or a metropolitan statistical area as | ||
a rural area under Section 2306.6702(a)(12)(B) for purposes of | ||
receiving housing tax credits administered by the department under | ||
this subchapter. | ||
(b) Rules adopted under this section must: | ||
(1) provide procedures by which a political | ||
subdivision or a census-designated place may apply for a rural | ||
designation; | ||
(2) provide guidelines for designating an area as | ||
rural, including specifying: | ||
(A) conditions under which a rural designation is | ||
not appropriate, including the proximity of the area to or the | ||
presence of major amenities commonly associated with urban or | ||
suburban areas; and | ||
(B) conditions under which a rural designation is | ||
appropriate, including areas with low population density, the | ||
proximity of the area to or the absence of major amenities commonly | ||
associated with urban or suburban areas, a high level of | ||
undeveloped land, a significant presence of unimproved roads, or | ||
significant agricultural activity; and | ||
(3) ensure that any housing tax credits allocated to a | ||
designated rural area comply with applicable federal requirements | ||
regarding that assistance. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 74 was passed by the House on April | ||
30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 17, 1 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 74 on May 29, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 90, Nays 46, 3 | ||
present, not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 74 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |