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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an order proposing amendments to 10 TAC Chapter Chapter 8, Project Rental Assistance Program Rule, ?8.4, Qualification Requirements for Existing Developments, and directing its publication for public comment 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, the current rule relating to the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (811 PRA) Program, is in need of revisions to ensure that reference to the new inspection protocol of National Standards for Physical Inspections of Real Estate (NSPIRE) is included and that an applicable eligibility scoring cut-off is provided for; and
WHEREAS, such proposed amendments will be published in the Texas Register for public comment from December 22, 2023, to January 22, 2024, and subsequently returned to the Board for final adoption;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Executive Director and his designees be and each of them are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed, for and on behalf of the Department, to cause the proposed action, together with the preambles in the form presented to this meeting, to be published in the Texas Register for public comment and, in connections, as they may deem necessary to effectuate the forgoing, including the preparation and requested revisions to the subchapter specific preambles.
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BACKGROUND
Tex. Gov't Code ?2306.053 provides for the Department to administer federal housing, community affairs, and community development programs, including the low-income housing tax credit program. As it relates to Department programs, Chapter 8 governs the Section 811 PRA Program.
The National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) is the new Housing and Urban Development (H...
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