- (a) Texas Government 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.
- (b) This chapter describes the Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements for all single family construction activities, which includes the Department's HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME), Housing Trust Fund (HTF), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Office of Colonia Initiatives (OCI) Programs, and other single family programs as developed by the Department.
- (c) Single family programs are designed to improve and provide affordable housing opportunities to low-income individuals in Texas in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2306, and any applicable statutes and federal regulations.
Source Note:The provisions of this §21.1 adopted to be effective January 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 76; amended to be effective November 11, 2015, 40 TexReg 7812.