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TX Govt Code § 2306.6722 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6722. Development Accessibility

Sec. 2306.6722.  DEVELOPMENT ACCESSIBILITY.  Any development supported with a housing tax credit allocation shall comply with the accessibility standards that are required under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), and specified under 24 C.F.R. Part 8, Subpart C.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6723 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6723. Coordination With Rural Development Agency

Sec. 2306.6723.  COORDINATION WITH RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.  (a)  The department shall jointly administer with the rural development agency any set-aside for rural areas to:(1)  ensure the maximum use and optimum geographic distribution of housing tax credits in rural areas;  and(2)  provide for information sharing, efficient procedures, and fulfillment of development compliance requirements in rural areas.(b)  The rural development agency shall assist in developing all threshold, scoring, and underwriting criteria applied to applications eligible for the rural area set-aside.  The criteria must be approved by that agency.(c)  To ensure that the rural area set-aside receives a sufficient volume of eligible applications, the department shall fund and, with the rural development agency, shall jointly implement outreach, training, and rural area capacity building efforts as directed by the rural development agency.(d)  The department and the rural development agency shall jointly adjust the regional allocation of housing tax credits described by Section 2306.111 to offset the under-utilization and over-utilization of multifamily private activity bonds and other housing resources in the different regions of the state.(e)  From application fees collected under this subchapter, the department shall reimburse the rural development agency for any costs incurred by the agency in carrying out the functions required by this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6724 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6724. Deadlines for Allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits

Sec. 2306.6724.  DEADLINES FOR ALLOCATION OF LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS.  (a)  Regardless of whether the board will adopt the plan annually or biennially, the department, not later than September 30 of the year preceding the year in which the new plan is proposed for use, shall prepare and submit to the board for adoption any proposed qualified allocation plan required by federal law for use by the department in setting criteria and priorities for the allocation of tax credits under the low income housing tax credit program.(b)  Regardless of whether the board has adopted the plan annually or biennially, the board shall submit to the governor any proposed qualified allocation plan not later than November 15 of the year preceding the year in which the new plan is proposed for use.  The governor shall approve, reject, or modify and approve the proposed qualified allocation plan not later than December 1.(d)  An applicant for a low income housing tax credit to be issued a commitment during the initial allocation cycle in a calendar year must submit an application to the department not later than March 1.(e)  The board shall review the recommendations of department staff regarding applications and shall issue a list of approved applications each year in accordance with the qualified allocation plan not later than June 30.(f)  The board shall issue final commitments for allocations of housing tax credits each year in accordance with the qualified allocation plan not later than July 31.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 2306.671 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 74.05, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6727 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6727. Department Purchase of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Property

Sec. 2306.6727.  DEPARTMENT PURCHASE OF LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROPERTY.  The board by rule may develop and implement a program to purchase low income housing tax credit property that is not purchased by a qualified nonprofit organization or tenant organization.  The department may not purchase low income housing tax credit property if the board finds that the purchase is not in the best interest of the state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 2306.674 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6728 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6728. Department Policy and Procedures Regarding Recipients of Certain Federal Housing Assistance

Sec. 2306.6728.  DEPARTMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES REGARDING RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The department by rule shall adopt a policy regarding the admittance to low income housing tax credit properties of income-eligible individuals and families receiving assistance under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f). (b)  The policy must provide a reasonable minimum income standard that is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter and that is to be used by owners of low income housing tax credit properties and must place reasonable limits on the use of any other factors that impede the admittance of individuals and families described by Subsection (a) to those properties, including credit histories, security deposits, and employment histories.(c)  The department by rule shall establish procedures to monitor low income housing tax credit properties that refuse to admit individuals and families described by Subsection (a).  The department by rule shall establish enforcement mechanisms with respect to those properties, including a range of sanctions to be imposed against the owners of those properties.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6729 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6729. Qualified Nonprofit Organization

Sec. 2306.6729.  QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.  (a)  A qualified nonprofit organization may compete in any low income housing tax credit allocation pool, including:(1)  the nonprofit allocation pool;(2)  the rural projects/prison communities allocation pool;  and(3)  the general projects allocation pool.(b)  A qualified nonprofit organization submitting an application under this subchapter must have a controlling interest in a project proposed to be financed with a low income housing tax credit from the nonprofit allocation pool.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|Sec. 2306.6730.  ACCESSIBILITY REQUIRED.  A project to which a low income housing tax credit is allocated under this subchapter shall comply with the accessibility standards that are required under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), as amended, and specified under 24 C.F.R. Part 8, Subpart C.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6731 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6731. Allocation Decision; Reevaluation

Sec. 2306.6731.  ALLOCATION DECISION;  REEVALUATION.  (a)  Department staff shall provide written, documented recommendations to the board concerning the financial or programmatic viability of each application for a low income housing tax credit before the board makes a decision relating to the allocation of tax credits.  The board may not make without good cause an allocation decision that conflicts with the recommendations of department staff.(b)  Regardless of project stage, the board must reevaluate a project that undergoes a substantial change between the time of initial board approval of the project and the time of issuance of a tax credit commitment for the project.  The board may revoke any tax credit commitment issued for a project that has been unfavorably reevaluated by the board under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 2306.675 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6733 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6733. Representation by Former Board Member or Other Person

Sec. 2306.6733.  REPRESENTATION BY FORMER BOARD MEMBER OR OTHER PERSON.  (a)  A former board member or a former director, deputy director, director of housing programs, director of compliance, director of underwriting, or low income housing tax credit program manager employed by the department may not:(1)  for compensation, represent an applicant for an allocation of low income housing tax credits or a related party before the second anniversary of the date that the board member's, director's, or manager's service in office or employment with the department ceases;(2)  represent any applicant or related party or receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any applicant or related party regarding the consideration of a housing tax credit application in which the former board member, director, or manager participated during the period of service in office or employment with the department, either through personal involvement or because the matter was within the scope of the board member's, director's, or manager's official responsibility;  or(3)  for compensation, communicate directly with a member of the legislative branch to influence legislation on behalf of an applicant or related party before the second anniversary of the date that the board member's, director's, or manager's service in office or employment with the department ceases.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6734 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6734. Minority-Owned Businesses

Sec. 2306.6734.  MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.  (a)  The department shall require a person who receives an allocation of housing tax credits to attempt to ensure that at least 30 percent of the construction and management businesses with which the person contracts in connection with the development are minority-owned businesses.(b)  A person who receives an allocation of housing tax credits must report to the department not less than once in each 90-day period following the date of allocation regarding the percentage of businesses with which the person has contracted that qualify as minority-owned businesses.(c)  In this section:(1)  "Minority-owned business" means a business entity at least 51 percent of which is owned by members of a minority group or, in the case of a corporation, at least 51 percent of the shares of which are owned by members of a minority group, and that is managed and controlled by members of a minority group in its daily operations.(2)  "Minority group" includes:(A)  women;(B)  African Americans;(C)  American Indians;(D)  Asian Americans;  and(E)  Mexican Americans and other Americans of Hispanic origin.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6735 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6735. Required Lease Agreement Provisions

Sec. 2306.6735.  REQUIRED LEASE AGREEMENT PROVISIONS.  A lease agreement with a tenant in a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation must:(1)  include any applicable federal or state standards identified by department rule that relate to the termination or nonrenewal of the lease agreement; and(2)  be consistent with state and federal law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (S.B. 1733), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2007.|For contingent expiration of this section, see Subsection (b)(2).
TX Govt Code § 2306.6736 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6736. Low Income Housing Tax Credits Financed Under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sec. 2306.6736.  LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FINANCED UNDER AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009.  (a)  To the extent the department receives federal funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) or any subsequent law (including any extension or renewal thereof) that requires the department to award the federal funds in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as awards of housing tax credits, the following provisions shall apply.(b)  Any reference in this chapter to the administration of the housing tax credit program shall apply equally to the administration of such federal funds, except:(1)  the department may establish a separate application procedure for such funds, outside of the uniform application cycle referred to in Section 2306.1111 and the deadlines established in Section 2306.6724, and any reference herein to the application period shall refer to the period beginning on the date the department begins accepting applications for such funds and continuing until all such available funds are awarded;(2)  unless reauthorized, this section is repealed on August 31, 2011.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 4275), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6737 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6737. Assistance From American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sec. 2306.6737.  ASSISTANCE FROM AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009.  If allowed by federal law, the department shall, under any federally funded program resulting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5), secure the interests of the state through bonds, an ownership interest in property, restrictive covenants filed in the real property records, and/or liens filed on a property for which the applicant has accepted funds until such a time as the department and the State of Texas do not have liability to repay or recapture such funds.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 4275), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6738 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6738. Prohibited Practices

Sec. 2306.6738.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a development owner of a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation may not:(1)  lock out or threaten to lock out any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from:(A)  a necessity to perform bona fide repairs or construction work; or(B)  an emergency; or(2)  seize or threaten to seize the personal property of any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the resident has abandoned the premises.(b)  Each development owner shall:(1)  include a conspicuous provision in the lease agreement prohibiting the owner from engaging in a practice described by Subsection (a); and(2)  remove in the manner specified by department rule any provisions in the lease agreement that are contrary to Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1423 (S.B. 1717), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 2306.6736 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(23), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6739 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6739. Housing Tax Credits Financed Using Federal Emergency Funds

Sec. 2306.6739.  HOUSING TAX CREDITS FINANCED USING FEDERAL EMERGENCY FUNDS.  (a)  To the extent the department receives federal emergency funds that must be awarded by the department in the same manner as and that are subject to the same limitations as awards of housing tax credits, any reference in this chapter to the administration of the housing tax credit program applies equally to the administration of the federal funds, subject to Subsection (b).(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the department may establish a separate application procedure for the federal emergency funds that does not follow the uniform application cycle required by Section 2306.1111 or the deadlines established by Section 2306.6724, and any reference in this chapter to an application period occurring in relation to those federal emergency funds refers to the period beginning on the date the department begins accepting applications for the federal funds and continuing until all of the available federal funds are awarded.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3361), Sec. 2.06, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.6740 (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 DD. Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program|Section 2306.6740. Designation of Certain Areas as Rural

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.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 74), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.751 (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 FF. Owner-Builder Loan Program|Section 2306.751. Definition

Sec. 2306.751.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "owner-builder" means a person, other than a person who owns or operates a construction business:(1)  who:(A)  owns or purchases a piece of real property through a warranty deed or a warranty deed and deed of trust;  or(B)  is purchasing a piece of real property under a contract for deed entered into before January 1, 1999;  and(2)  who undertakes to make improvements to that property.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1548, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2306.752 (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 FF. Owner-Builder Loan Program|Section 2306.752. Owner-Builder Loan Program

Sec. 2306.752.  OWNER-BUILDER LOAN PROGRAM.  (a)  To provide for the development of affordable housing in this state, the department, through the colonia self-help centers established under Subchapter Z or a nonprofit organization certified by the department as a nonprofit owner-builder housing program, shall make loans for owner-builders to enable them to:(1)  purchase or refinance real property on which to build new residential housing;(2)  build new residential housing;  or(3)  improve existing residential housing.(b)  The department may adopt rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1548, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|