Sec. 2306.203.  RULES REGARDING ADMINISTRATION OF HOUSING TRUST FUND.  The board shall adopt rules to administer the housing trust fund, including rules providing:
(1)  that the division give priority to programs that maximize federal resources;
(2)  for a process to set priorities for use of the fund, including the distribution of fund resources in accordance with a plan that is developed and approved by the board and included in the department's annual report regarding the housing trust fund as described in the General Appropriations Act;
(3)  that the criteria used to evaluate a proposed activity will include the:
(A)  leveraging of resources;
(B)  cost-effectiveness of the proposed activity; and
(C)  extent to which individuals and families of very low income are served by the proposed activity;
(4)  that funds may not be made available for a proposed activity that permanently and involuntarily displaces individuals and families of low income;
(5)  that the board attempt to allocate funds to achieve a broad geographical distribution with:
(A)  special emphasis on equitably serving rural and nonmetropolitan areas; and
(B)  consideration of the number and percentage of income-qualified families in different geographical areas; and
(6)  that multifamily housing developed or rehabilitated through the fund remain affordable to income-qualified households for at least 20 years.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1365 (S.B. 679), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.