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TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.009. Subsequent Resale by Land Bank

Sec. 379C.009.  SUBSEQUENT RESALE BY LAND BANK.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), each subsequent resale of property acquired by a land bank under this chapter must comply with the conditions of this section.(a-1)  Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not apply to property sold to an eligible adjacent property owner under Section 379C.0106.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the land bank must sell a property to a qualified participating developer within the four-year period following the date of acquisition for the purpose of construction of affordable housing for sale or rent to low income households.(b-1)  Before the completion of the four-year period described by Subsection (b), the land bank may, subject to Section 379C.0106:(1)  transfer property that the land bank determines is not appropriate for residential development to the taxing units described by Subsection (b); or(2)  sell property described by Subdivision (1) to a political subdivision or a nonprofit organization.(b-2)  If after four years a qualified participating developer has not purchased the property, the property shall be transferred from the land bank to the taxing units who were parties to the judgment for disposition as otherwise allowed under the law.(c)  Unless the municipality increases the amount in its plan, the number of properties acquired by a qualified participating developer under this section on which development has not been completed may not at any given time exceed three times the annual average residential production completed by the qualified participating developer during the preceding two-year period as determined by the municipality.(d)  The deed conveying a property sold by the land bank must include a right of reverter so that if the qualified participating developer does not apply for a construction permit and close on any construction financing within the three-year period following the date of the conveyance of the property from the land bank to the qualified participating developer, the property will revert to the land bank for subsequent resale in accordance with this chapter or conveyance to the taxing units who were parties to the judgment for disposition as otherwise allowed under the law.  If the property is replatted under Section 379C.0107, the right of reverter applies to the entire property as replatted.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2344), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1037 (H.B. 2840), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.0105. Lot Exchange Permitted

Sec. 379C.0105.  LOT EXCHANGE PERMITTED.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 379C.010, the land bank may permit a qualified participating developer to exchange a property purchased from the land bank with any other property owned by the developer if:(1)  the developer agrees to construct on the other property affordable housing for low income households as provided by this chapter; and(2)  the other property will be located in:(A)  a planned development incorporating the property originally purchased from the land bank; or(B)  another location as approved by the land bank.(b)  The land bank shall adjust the deed restrictions under Section 379C.010 for each of the properties exchanged by the developer under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2344), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.0106. Property Determined to Be Inappropriate for Residential Development: Right of First Refusal

Sec. 379C.0106.  PROPERTY DETERMINED TO BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.(a)  In this section, "eligible adjacent property owner" means a person who:(1)  owns property located adjacent to property owned by the land bank; and(2)   satisfies eligibility requirements adopted by the land bank.(b)  Notwithstanding any other right of first refusal granted under this chapter, if the land bank determines that a property owned by the land bank is not appropriate for residential development, the land bank first shall offer the property for sale to an eligible adjacent property owner according to terms and conditions developed by the land bank that are consistent with this chapter.(c)  The land bank shall sell the property to an eligible adjacent property owner, at whichever value is lower:(1)  the fair market value for the property as determined by the appraisal district in which the property is located; or(2)  the sales price recorded in the annual plan.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), an adjacent property owner that purchases property under this section may not lease, sell, or transfer that property to another person before the third anniversary of the date the adjacent property owner purchased that property from the land bank.(e)  Subsection (d) does not apply to the transfer of property purchased under this section if the transfer:(1)  is made according to a policy adopted by the land bank; and(2)  is made to a family member of the eligible adjacent property owner or occurs as a result of the death of the eligible adjacent property owner.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2344), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1037 (H.B. 2840), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.0107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.0107. Replatting by Qualified Participating Developer

Sec. 379C.0107.  REPLATTING BY QUALIFIED PARTICIPATING DEVELOPER.  The land bank may sell two adjacent properties that are owned by the land bank to a qualified participating developer if:(1)  at least one of the properties is appropriate for residential development; and(2)  the developer agrees to replat the two adjacent properties as one property that is appropriate for residential development.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2344), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.012. Open Records and Meetings

Sec. 379C.012.  OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS.  The land bank shall comply with the requirements of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.014. Additional Authorized Use of Land Bank Property

Sec. 379C.014.  ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF LAND BANK PROPERTY.  (a)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the land bank may acquire and sell to a developer property intended for commercial use.(b)  To qualify to purchase property from the land bank under this section, a developer is not required to be a qualified participating developer but must obtain the municipality's approval of a development plan for the land bank property and must develop the property in accordance with the approved development plan.(c)  A sale under this section within the four-year period following the date of acquisition of the property by the land bank is for a public purpose and satisfies the requirement under Section 379C.009(b) that the property be sold within the four-year period to a qualified participating developer.(d)  The land bank may sell property as provided by this section only after granting any rights of first refusal otherwise required by this chapter, and any completed sale under this section remains subject to the right of reverter provided by Section 379C.009(d).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1037 (H.B. 2840), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (H.B. 1289), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.015. Land Used for World Exposition

Sec. 379C.015.  LAND USED FOR WORLD EXPOSITION.  (a) A municipality may transfer to a land bank land that was part of  the site of a world exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions, subject to any deed restrictions the municipality adopts, after public notice and hearing, before January 1, 2014.(b)  Section 253.001(b) does not apply to the sale of land described by Subsection (a) if the remainder of the world exposition site includes dedicated public squares or parks that have a total area of 18 acres or more, which may include an area for which the municipality commits to demolishing any non-park improvements within 48 months after the date of the dedication.(c)  A petition for judicial review of a sale under Subsection (b) must be filed on or before the 60th day after the date the ordinance or resolution authorizing the sale is adopted.  A petition filed after that date is barred.(d)  The restrictions and requirements applicable to the sale of land by a land bank under this chapter or any other law do not apply to land sold by a land bank under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 3447), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Redesignated from Local Government Code, Section 379C.014 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(40), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.001. Short Title

Sec. 379E.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Urban Land Bank Program Act.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.002. Applicability; Construction With Other Law

Sec. 379E.002.  APPLICABILITY; CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.  This chapter applies only to a municipality:(1)  to which Chapter 379C or 379H does not apply; and(2)  that has not ever adopted a homestead land bank program under Subchapter E, Chapter 373A.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 780 (S.B. 1679), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.003. Definitions

Sec. 379E.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Affordable" means that the monthly mortgage payment or contract rent does not exceed 30 percent of the applicable median family income for that unit size, in accordance with the income and rent limit rules adopted by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.(2)  "Community housing development organization" or "organization" means an organization that:(A)  meets the definition of a community housing development organization in 24 C.F.R. Section 92.2; and(B)  is certified by the municipality as a community housing development organization.(3)  "Land bank" means an entity established or approved by the governing body of a municipality for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this chapter.(4)  "Low income household" means a household with a gross income of not greater than 80 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for household size, for the metropolitan statistical area in which the municipality is located, as determined annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.(5)  "Qualified participating developer" means a developer who meets the requirements of Section 379E.005 and includes a qualified organization under Section 379E.011.(6)  "Urban land bank plan" or "plan" means a plan adopted by the governing body of a municipality as provided by Section 379E.006.(7)  "Urban land bank program" or "program" means a program adopted under Section 379E.004.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.004. Urban Land Bank Program

Sec. 379E.004.  URBAN LAND BANK PROGRAM.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may adopt an urban land bank program in which the officer charged with selling real property ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may sell certain eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing development as provided by this chapter.(b)  The governing body of a municipality that adopts an urban land bank program shall establish or approve a land bank for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.005. Qualified Participating Developer

Sec. 379E.005.  QUALIFIED PARTICIPATING DEVELOPER.  To qualify to participate in an urban land bank program, a developer must:(1)  have developed three or more housing units within the three-year period preceding the submission of a proposal to the land bank seeking to acquire real property from the land bank;(2)  have a development plan approved by the municipality for the land bank property; and(3)  meet any other requirements adopted by the municipality in the urban land bank plan.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.006. Urban Land Bank Plan

Sec. 379E.006.  URBAN LAND BANK PLAN.  (a)  A municipality that adopts an urban land bank program shall operate the program in conformance with an urban land bank plan.(b)  The governing body of a municipality that adopts an urban land bank program shall adopt a plan annually.  The plan may be amended from time to time.(c)  In developing the plan, the municipality shall consider other housing plans adopted by the municipality, including the comprehensive plan submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and all fair housing plans and policies adopted or agreed to by the municipality.(d)  The plan must include the following:(1)  a list of community housing development organizations eligible to participate in the right of first refusal provided by Section 379E.011;(2)  a list of the parcels of real property that may become eligible for sale to the land bank during the next year;(3)  the municipality's plan for affordable housing development on those parcels of real property; and(4)  the sources and amounts of money anticipated to be available from the municipality for subsidies for development of affordable housing in the municipality, including any money specifically available for housing developed under the program, as approved by the governing body of the municipality at the time the plan is adopted.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.007. Public Hearing on Proposed Plan

Sec. 379E.007.  PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PLAN.  (a)  Before adopting a plan, a municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan.(b)  The city manager or the city manager's designee shall provide notice of the hearing to all community housing development organizations and to neighborhood associations identified by the municipality as serving the neighborhoods in which properties anticipated to be available for sale to the land bank under this chapter are located.(c)  The city manager or the city manager's designee shall make copies of the proposed plan available to the public not later than the 60th day before the date of the public hearing.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.009. Subsequent Resale by Land Bank

Sec. 379E.009.  SUBSEQUENT RESALE BY LAND BANK.  (a)  Each subsequent resale of property acquired by a land bank under this chapter must comply with the conditions of this section.(b)  Within the three-year period following the date of acquisition, the land bank must sell a property to a qualified participating developer for the purpose of construction of affordable housing for sale or rent to low income households.  If after three years a qualified participating developer has not purchased the property, the property shall be transferred from the land bank to the taxing units who were parties to the judgment for disposition as otherwise allowed under the law.(c)  Unless the municipality increases the amount in its plan, the number of properties acquired by a qualified participating developer under this section on which development has not been completed may not at any time exceed three times the annual average residential production completed by the qualified participating developer during the preceding two-year period as determined by the municipality.(d)  The deed conveying a property sold by the land bank must include a right of reverter so that, if the qualified participating developer does not apply for a construction permit and close on any construction financing within the two-year period following the date of the conveyance of the property from the land bank to the qualified participating developer, the property will revert to the land bank for subsequent resale to another qualified participating developer or conveyance to the taxing units who were parties to the judgment for disposition as otherwise allowed under the law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379E.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program|Section 379E.012. Open Records and Meetings

Sec. 379E.012.  OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS.  The land bank shall comply with the requirements of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 380.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 380 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal Planning and Development|Section 380.001. Economic Development Programs

Sec. 380.001.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs, including programs for making loans and grants of public money and providing personnel and services of the municipality, to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the municipality.  For purposes of this subsection, a municipality includes an area that:(1)  has been annexed by the municipality for limited purposes; or(2)  is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.(b)  The governing body may:(1)  administer a program by the use of municipal personnel;(2)  contract with the federal government, the state, a political subdivision of the state, a nonprofit organization, or any other entity for the administration of a program;  and(3)  accept contributions, gifts, or other resources to develop and administer a program.(c)  Any city along the Texas-Mexico border with a population of more than 500,000 may establish not-for-profit corporations and cooperative associations for the purpose of creating and developing an intermodal transportation hub to stimulate economic development.  Such intermodal hub may also function as an international intermodal transportation center and may be colocated with or near local, state, or federal facilities and facilities of Mexico in order to fulfill its purpose.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 593, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 57 (H.B. 918), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2005.|