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TX Govt Code § 2306.587 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter Z. Colonias|Section 2306.587. Operation of Self-Help Center; Monitoring

Sec. 2306.587.  OPERATION OF SELF-HELP CENTER;  MONITORING.  (a)  To operate a self-help center, the department shall, subject to the availability of revenue for that purpose, enter into a four-year contract directly with a local nonprofit organization, including a local community action agency that qualifies as an eligible entity under 42 U.S.C. Section 9902, or a local housing authority that has demonstrated the ability to carry out the functions of a self-help center under this subchapter.(b)  The department is solely responsible for contract oversight and for the monitoring of self-help centers under this subchapter.(c)  The department and the self-help centers may apply for and receive public or private gifts or grants to enable the centers to achieve their purpose.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1016, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 2.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.588 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter Z. Colonias|Section 2306.588. Department Liaison to Self-Help Centers

Sec. 2306.588.  DEPARTMENT LIAISON TO SELF-HELP CENTERS.  (a)  The department shall designate appropriate staff in the department to act as liaison to the self-help centers to assist the centers in obtaining funding to enable the centers to carry out the centers' programs.(b)  The department shall make a reasonable effort to secure an adequate level of funding to provide the self-help centers with funds for low-interest mortgage financing, grants for self-help programs, a revolving loan fund for septic tanks, a tool-lending program, and other activities the department determines are necessary.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1016, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.589 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter Z. Colonias|Section 2306.589. Colonia Set-Aside Fund

Sec. 2306.589.  COLONIA SET-ASIDE FUND.  (a)  The department shall establish a fund in the department designated as the colonia set-aside fund.  The department may contribute money to the fund from any available source of revenue that the department considers appropriate to implement the purposes of this subchapter, except that the department may not use federal community development block grant money authorized by Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq.) unless the money is specifically appropriated by the legislature for that purpose.(b)  The department by rule shall provide that an application for assistance in paying for residential service lines, hookups, and plumbing improvements associated with being connected to a water supply or sewer service system may be submitted after construction of a water supply or sewer service system begins.  The department shall approve or disapprove a timely application before construction of the water supply or sewer service is completed in order to eliminate delay in hookups once construction is completed.  The department and the Texas Water Development Board shall coordinate the application process for hookup funds under this subsection and under Subchapter L, Chapter 15, Water Code, and shall share information elicited by each agency's application procedure in order to avoid duplication of effort and to eliminate the need for applicants to complete different forms with similar information.(c)  The department may use money in the colonia set-aside fund for specific activities that assist colonias, including:(1)  the operation and activities of the self-help centers established under this subchapter;(2)  reimbursement of colonia resident advisory committee members for their reasonable expenses in the manner provided by Chapter 2110 or the General Appropriations Act;  and(3)  funding for the provision of water and sewer service connections in accordance with Subsection (b).(d)  The department may review and approve an application for funding from the colonia set-aside fund that advances the policy and goals of the state in addressing problems in the colonias.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1016, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.28, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 330, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.590 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter Z. Colonias|Section 2306.590. Colonia Initiatives Advisory Committee

Sec. 2306.590.  COLONIA INITIATIVES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The Colonia Initiatives Advisory Committee is composed of seven members appointed by the governor as follows:(1)  one colonia resident;(2)  one representative of a nonprofit organization that serves colonia residents;(3)  one representative of a political subdivision that contains all or part of a colonia;(4)  one person to represent private interests in banking or land development;(5)  one representative of a nonprofit utility;(6)  one representative of an engineering consultant firm involved in economically distressed areas program projects under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, Water Code;  and(7)  one public member.(b)  Each committee member, except the public member, must reside within 150 miles of the Texas-Mexico border.(c)  The secretary of state is an ex officio member of the committee.(d)  The committee shall:(1)  review the progress of colonia water and wastewater infrastructure projects managed by the Texas Water Development Board and the state agency responsible for administering the portion of the federal community development block grant nonentitlement program that addresses the infrastructure needs of colonias;(2)  present an update and make recommendations to the board and the Texas Water Development Board annually at a joint meeting regarding:(A)  efforts to ensure that colonia residents are connected to the infrastructure funded by state agencies;(B)  the financial, managerial, and technical capabilities of project owners and operators;(C)  the agencies' management of their colonia programs and the effectiveness of their policies regarding underperforming projects; and(D)  any other issues related to the effect of state-managed infrastructure programs on colonia residents;(3)  review public comments regarding the colonia needs assessment incorporated into the state low income housing plan under Section 2306.0721; and(4)  based on the public comments reviewed under Subdivision (3), recommend to the board new colonia programs or improvements to existing colonia programs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1574), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.591 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter Z. Colonias|Section 2306.591. Manufactured Homes Installed in Colonias

Sec. 2306.591.  MANUFACTURED HOMES INSTALLED IN COLONIAS.  (a)  For a manufactured home to be approved for installation and use as a dwelling in a colonia:(1)  the home must be a HUD-code manufactured home, as defined by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code;(2)  the home must be habitable, as described by Section 1201.453, Occupations Code; and(3)  ownership of the home must be properly recorded with the manufactured housing division of the department.(b)  An owner of a manufactured home is not eligible to participate in a grant loan program offered by the department, including the single-family mortgage revenue bond program under Section 2306.142, unless the owner complies with Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2438), Sec. 29, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6001. Definitions

Sec. 2306.6001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Division" means the manufactured housing division.(2)  "Division director" means the executive director of the division.(3)  "Manufactured Housing Board" means the governing board of the division.|Renumbered from Sec. 2306.601 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6002. Regulation and Enforcement

Sec. 2306.6002.  REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT.  The department shall administer and enforce Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, through the division.  The Manufactured Housing Board and the division director shall exercise authority and responsibilities assigned to them under that chapter.|Renumbered from Sec. 236.601 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.784, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6003. Manufactured Housing Board

Sec. 2306.6003.  MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD.  (a)  The Manufactured Housing Board is an independent entity within the department, is administratively attached to the department, and is not an advisory body to the department.(b)  The Manufactured Housing Board shall carry out the functions and duties conferred on the Manufactured Housing Board by this subchapter and by other law.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6004. Manufactured Housing Board Membership

Sec. 2306.6004.  MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The Manufactured Housing Board consists of five public members appointed by the governor.(b)  A person is eligible to be appointed as a public member of the Manufactured Housing Board if the person is a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.(c)  A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of manufactured housing;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the division;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the division;  or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the division other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for Manufactured Housing Board membership, attendance, or expenses.(d)  Appointments to the Manufactured Housing Board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6005. Conflict of Interest

Sec. 2306.6005.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board and may not be a division employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of manufactured housing;  or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of manufactured housing.(c)  A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board or act as the general counsel to the Manufactured Housing Board or the division if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the division.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6006. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 2306.6006.  TERMS;  VACANCY.  (a)  The members of the Manufactured Housing Board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  A person may not serve two consecutive full six-year terms as a member of the Manufactured Housing Board.(c)  If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6007. Presiding Officer

Sec. 2306.6007.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The governor shall designate a member of the Manufactured Housing Board as the presiding officer of the Manufactured Housing Board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6008. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 2306.6008.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the Manufactured Housing Board that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 2306.6004(b);(2)  does not maintain during service on the Manufactured Housing Board the qualifications required by Section 2306.6004(b);(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 2306.6004(c) or 2306.6005;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term;  or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled Manufactured Housing Board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the Manufactured Housing Board.(b)  The validity of an action of the Manufactured Housing Board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a Manufactured Housing Board member exists.(c)  If the division director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the division director shall notify the presiding officer of the Manufactured Housing Board of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the division director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the Manufactured Housing Board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6009. Reimbursement

Sec. 2306.6009.  REIMBURSEMENT.  A Manufactured Housing Board member may not receive compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses, including expenses for meals, lodging, and transportation.  A Manufactured Housing Board member is entitled to reimbursement for transportation expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6010. Meetings

Sec. 2306.6010.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The Manufactured Housing Board shall have regular meetings as the majority of the members may specify and special meetings at the request of the presiding officer, any two members, or the division director.(b)  Reasonable notice of all meetings shall be given as prescribed by Manufactured Housing Board rules.(c)  The presiding officer shall preside at all meetings of the Manufactured Housing Board.  In the absence of the presiding officer, the members present shall select one of the members to preside at the meeting.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6011. Training

Sec. 2306.6011.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the Manufactured Housing Board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the Manufactured Housing Board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the legislation that created the division and the Manufactured Housing Board;(2)  the programs operated by the division;(3)  the role and functions of the division;(4)  the rules of the division, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;(5)  the current budget for the division;(6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the division;(7)  the requirements of:(A)  the open meetings law, Chapter 551;(B)  the public information law, Chapter 552;(C)  the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001;  and(D)  other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws;  and(8)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the division or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the Manufactured Housing Board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6012. Appropriations; Donations

Sec. 2306.6012.  APPROPRIATIONS;  DONATIONS.  (a)  The legislature shall separately appropriate money to the Manufactured Housing Board within the appropriations to the department for all matters relating to the operation of the division.(b)  The Manufactured Housing Board may accept gifts and grants of money or property under this subchapter and shall spend the money and use the property for the purpose for which the donation was made, except that the expenditure of money or use of property must promote the acceptance of HUD-Code manufactured homes as a viable source of housing for very low, low, and moderate income families.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6013. Budget; Sharing of Department Personnel, Equipment, and Facilities

Sec. 2306.6013.  BUDGET;  SHARING OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The Manufactured Housing Board shall develop a budget for the operations of the department relating to the division.(b)  The Manufactured Housing Board shall reduce administrative costs by entering into an agreement with the department to enable the sharing of department personnel, equipment, and facilities.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs|Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division|Section 2306.6014. Division Director

Sec. 2306.6014.  DIVISION DIRECTOR.  (a)  The Manufactured Housing Board shall employ the division director.  The division director is the Manufactured Housing Board's chief executive and administrative officer.(b)  The division director is charged with administering, enforcing, and carrying out the functions and duties conferred on the division director by this subchapter and by other law.(c)  The division director serves at the pleasure of the Manufactured Housing Board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|