85R12765 JG-F     By: Lucio S.B. No. 1672       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the purposes of the Texas Department of Housing and   Community Affairs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2306.001, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 2306.001.  PURPOSES. The purposes of the department   are to:                (1)  assist local governments in:                      (A)  providing essential public services for   their residents; and                      (B)  overcoming financial, social, and   environmental problems;                (2)  provide for the housing needs of individuals and   families of low, very low, and extremely low income and families of   moderate income;                (3)  contribute to the preservation, development, and   redevelopment of neighborhoods and communities, including   cooperation in the preservation of government-assisted housing   occupied by individuals and families of very low and extremely low   income;                (4)  assist the governor and the legislature in   coordinating federal and state programs affecting local   government;                (5)  inform state officials and the public of the needs   of local government;                (6)  serve as the lead agency for:                      (A)  addressing at the state level the problem of   homelessness in this state;                      (B)  coordinating interagency efforts to address   homelessness; and                      (C)  addressing at the state level and   coordinating interagency efforts to address any problem associated   with homelessness, including hunger; [and]                (7)  serve as a source of information to the public   regarding all affordable housing resources and community support   services in the state; and                (8)  affirmatively further state and federal fair   housing laws by promoting fair housing opportunities.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.