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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an order adopting the repeal of 10 TAC Chapter 21, Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements for Single Family Construction Activities; an order adopting the repeal of 10 TAC Chapter 20, Single Family Programs Umbrella Rule §20.3, Definitions; and an order adopting new 10 TAC Chapter 20 Single Family Programs Umbrella Rule, §20.3 Definitions and §20.16, Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and directing their publication in the Texas Register
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Tex. Gov’t Code §2306.053, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) is authorized to adopt rules governing the administration of the Department and its programs;
WHEREAS, Tex. Gov't Code, § 2306.187 requires that the Department develop and adopt rules relating to Minimum Energy Efficiency requirements for new construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation activities in Single Family Programs;
WHEREAS, 10 TAC Chapter 21, Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements for Single Family Construction Activities sets the baseline for energy efficiency standards for all single family construction activities, which includes the Department's HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME), Texas Housing Trust Fund (Texas HTF), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Office of Colonia Initiatives (OCI) Programs, and other single family Programs as developed by the Department;
WHEREAS, 10 TAC Chapter 20 Single Family Programs Umbrella Rule sets forth the common elements of the Department’s Single Family Programs;
WHEREAS, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO) coordinates with state agencies to review agency rules and recommend potential rule actions to improve efficiency, and TREO provided TDHCA with a Regulatory Efficiency Review Report that made suggested opportunities for improvement; and, as requested by TREO, such report was made available for stakeholder feedback in May 2026;
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