Bill Text: TX SB1019 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a housing repair grant pilot program for property owners who provide housing to recipients of certain federal housing assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-07 - Referred to Intergovernmental Relations [SB1019 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1019-Introduced.html
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| By: Alvarado | S.B. No. 1019 | |
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| relating to the creation of a housing repair grant pilot program for | ||
| property owners who provide housing to recipients of certain | ||
| federal housing assistance. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2306.2591 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2306.2591. HOUSING REPAIR GRANT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) | ||
| The department shall establish and administer a pilot program to | ||
| provide grants to property owners who offer housing to recipients | ||
| of assistance provided through the housing choice voucher program | ||
| authorized under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 | ||
| U.S.C. Section 1437f), including assistance provided through a | ||
| supportive housing program for homeless veterans authorized under | ||
| Section 8(o)(19), United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. | ||
| Section 1437f(o)(19)). | ||
| (b) A grant made under the program must be: | ||
| (1) made from available money in the housing trust | ||
| fund; and | ||
| (2) with respect to the housing offered to recipients | ||
| of the assistance described by Subsection (a), used by the property | ||
| owner only to establish or maintain compliance with the housing | ||
| quality standards established under Section 8, United States | ||
| Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f). | ||
| (c) The department shall adopt rules necessary to | ||
| administer the program. Rules adopted under this section must | ||
| establish eligibility requirements for participation in the | ||
| program, including proof of the need for and the completion of | ||
| repairs. | ||
| (d) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
