PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA or the Department) adopts an amendment to §1.23 concerning 2009 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report (SLIHP) with changes. The proposed amendment was published in the January 2, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 15). The section adopts by reference the annual State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report. The purpose of the SLIHP is to serve as a comprehensive reference on statewide housing needs, housing resources, and strategies for funding allocations. The document reviews the Department's programs, current and future policies, resource allocation plan to meet state housing needs, and reports on 2008 performance. The Department is required to submit the SLIHP annually to its Board of Directors in accordance with §2306.072 of the Texas Government Code.
The TDHCA Board of Directors approved the final 2009 SLIHP at the March 2009 board meeting. The 2009 SLIHP will become effective 20 days after being filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the rule. The final document approved by the Board of Directors on March 12, 2009 included updated performance numbers and other minor administrative corrections.
The amendment is adopted pursuant to the authority of the Texas Government Code, §2306.0723 which requires the Department to follow rulemaking procedures in developing the report.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the amended section.
§1.23.State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report (SLIHP).
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) adopts by reference the 2009 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report (SLIHP). The full text of the 2009 SLIHP may be viewed at the Department's website: www.tdhca.state.tx.us. The public may also receive a copy of the 2009 SLIHP by contacting the Department's Housing Resource Center at (512) 475-3976.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 16, 2009.
TRD-200901083
Michael Gerber
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Effective date: April 5, 2009
Proposal publication date: January 2, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 475-3916