HBA-TBM H.B. 3414 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3414
By: McClendon
Urban Affairs
4/2/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Modern housing developments have begun to combine commercial space with
residential space, providing residents with services such as laundry, day
care, health care, and retail stores.  Under current law, public housing
authorities are not authorized to incorporate commercial tenants into their
projects even though they could provide valuable services to tenants while
subsidizing the cost of a project.  House Bill 3414 authorizes public
housing authorities to incorporate commercial and residential space in
housing development 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 3414 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a public
housing authority to enter into partnerships or other entities for the
purpose of raising capital for a housing project to be owned by the
partnership or entity, and to take over, construct, lease, or manage
commercial space incidental to such housing projects.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.