HBA-CMT H.B. 3412 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3412
By: McClendon
Urban Affairs
4/2/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current federal law prohibits funding of public housing projects that
concentrate only very low-income families in the project, instead requiring
the development of mixed-income projects.  State law regarding public
housing authorities, however, is in conflict with the federal law in that
it only authorizes public housing authorities to rent or lease housing to
low income occupants.  Federal funding may be withheld from Texas unless
the law is amended to comply with federal law.  House Bill 3412  authorizes
public housing authorities to develop and rent or lease mixed income
projects. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3412 amends the Local Government Code to provide that a "housing
project" means a work or other undertaking by a public housing authority to
provide decent, safe, and sanitary urban or rural housing which is to be
used in part for persons of low income.  The bill repeals provisions
regarding rentals and tenant selection by a public housing authority. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.