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TX Water Code § 15.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Water Assistance Fund|Section 15.011. Water Assistance Fund

Sec. 15.011.  WATER ASSISTANCE FUND.  (a)  The water assistance fund is created and shall be administered by the board under this chapter and rules adopted by the board.(b)  After notice and hearing and subject to any limitations established by the General Appropriations Act, the board may transfer money from the fund to the loan fund created under Subchapter C, the storage acquisition fund created under Subchapter E, the research and planning fund created under Subchapter F, the hydrographic survey account created under Subchapter M, provided the hydrographic survey account transfer does not exceed $425,000, the aquatic vegetation management fund created under Subchapter N, the rural community water and wastewater loan fund created under Subchapter O, the colonia self-help account created under Subchapter P, and the rural water assistance fund created under Subchapter R.(c)  The board may transfer money in the fund to the water bank account to be used by the board for administration and operation of the Texas Water Bank.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 5th C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1990;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.060, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 10.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 477, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 647, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1461, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 18.002, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 15.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Water Assistance Fund|Section 15.012. Management of Fund

Sec. 15.012.  MANAGEMENT OF FUND.  (a)  The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the investment of money accumulated in the fund.(b)  Money appropriated by the legislature to the fund shall be deposited in this fund.  Gifts or grants from the United States government, local or regional governments, private sources, or other sources may be deposited in this fund.(c)  Money appropriated to the fund by the legislature for a specific purpose stated in Subchapter C, E, F, M, N, O, or P of this chapter  shall be placed in the appropriate fund or account created by that subchapter.(d)  The money held in the fund may be invested as provided by law for investment of money under Section 404.024, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 5th C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1990;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.061, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 10.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 477, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 844, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1461, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 15.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.101. Water Loan Assistance Fund

Sec. 15.101.  WATER LOAN ASSISTANCE FUND.  (a)  The water loan assistance fund is created, to be funded by direct appropriation and by the board at its discretion from the fund.(b)  Repayments of loans shall be deposited in the water assistance fund.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.|
TX Water Code § 15.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.103. Application for Assistance

Sec. 15.103.  APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.(a)  In an application to the board for financial assistance from the loan fund, the applicant shall include:(1)  the name of each political subdivision or federal agency and its principal officers;(2)  a citation of the law under which each political subdivision or federal agency operates and was created;(3)  the total cost of the project;(4)  the amount of state financial assistance requested;(5)  the plan for repaying the total cost of the project;(6)  the water conservation plan required by Section 16.4021; and(7)  any other information the board requires in order to perform its duties and to protect the public interest.(b)  The board may not accept an application for a loan or grant of financial assistance from the loan fund unless it is submitted in affidavit form by the officials of the political subdivision or the chief administrator of the federal agency or both these officers and the chief administrator under a joint application.  The board shall prescribe the affidavit form in its rules.(c)  The rules shall not restrict or prohibit the board from requiring additional factual material from an applicant.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(1), eff. September 1, 2019.(e)  If the applicant claims an exemption under Section 16.4021(d), the applicant shall state the exemption in the application and provide information relating to the exemption as required by board rules.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 1.05, 2.04;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(1), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 15.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.104. Findings Regarding Permits

Sec. 15.104.  FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS.  (a)  The board shall not release funds for the construction of that portion of a project that proposes surface water or groundwater development until the executive administrator makes a written finding:(1)  that an applicant proposing surface-water development has the necessary water right authorizing it to appropriate and use the water that the project will provide;  or(2)  that an applicant proposing groundwater development has the right to use water that the project will provide.(b)  The board may release funds for the costs of planning, engineering, architectural, legal, title, fiscal, or economic investigation, studies, surveys, or designs before making the finding required under Subsection (a) if the executive administrator determines that a reasonable expectation exists that the finding will be made before the release of funds for construction.(c)  If an applicant includes a proposal for a waste water treatment plant, the board may not deliver funds for the waste water treatment plant until the applicant has received a permit for construction and operation of the waste water treatment plant and approval of the plans and specifications from the commission.  If the applicant proposes a waste water treatment plant that is located outside of the jurisdiction of this state and that is not subject to the permitting authority of the commission, the board must review the plans and specifications in coordination with the commission and find that the waste water treatment plant is capable of producing effluent that will meet federal and state-approved water quality standards.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.040, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 246, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 15.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.105. Considerations in Passing on Application

Sec. 15.105.  CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION.  (a)  In passing on an application for financial assistance from the loan fund, the board shall consider but is not limited to:(1)  the needs of the area to be served by the project and the benefit of the project to the area in relation to the needs of other areas requiring state assistance in any manner and the benefits of those projects to the other areas;(2)  the availability of revenue to the applicant from all sources for the ultimate repayment of the cost of the project, including all interest;(3)  the relationship of the project to overall statewide needs;(4)  the ability of the applicant to finance the project without state assistance;(5)  for applications for grants or loans for economically distressed areas or nonborder colonias, the regulatory efforts by the county in which the project is located to control the construction of subdivisions that lack basic utility services;  and(6)  for applications for grants under Section 15.102(b)(2), the ability of the applicant to construct the project without the grant and the benefits of the project to water and wastewater needs of the state.(b)  The board by rule shall further define eligibility for grants under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 15.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.106. Approval of Application

Sec. 15.106.  APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.  (a)  The board, by resolution, may approve an application for financial assistance if after considering the factors listed in Section 15.105 of this code and any other relevant factors, the board finds:(1)  that the public interest requires state participation in the project;  and(2)  that in its opinion the revenue or taxes pledged by the political subdivision will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the political subdivision.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.(b-1)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 1.07;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 10, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 15.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.107. Method of Making Financial Assistance Available

Sec. 15.107.  METHOD OF MAKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.  (a)  The board may make financial assistance available to successful applicants in any manner that it considers economically feasible including:(1)  contracts or agreements with a political subdivision for the payment of the principal of or interest on or both the principal of and interest on bonds or other obligations issued or to be issued by the political subdivision;(2)  contracts or agreements with a political subdivision for the purpose of providing the political subdivision's share of any cost-sharing required as a participant in or local sponsor of any federal project;(3)  purchase of the bonds or other obligations of a political subdivision for the purpose of completely or partially financing the project for which the application is being submitted;  or(4)  contracts or agreements for the receipt of funds and performance of obligations in relation to any grant of funds provided by the board.(b)  Contracts or agreements entered into under Subdivision (1) of Subsection (a) of this section may cover all or any part of the debt service requirements in a given year and may cover debt service requirements in as many years of an issue as the board considers appropriate.(c)  In a determination on a loan for financial assistance, the board may approve interest deferral or the capitalization of interest costs and may approve periods of repayment for the loans of up to 50 years.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 15.1071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.1071. Sale of Political Subdivision Bonds to Texas Water Resources Finance Authority

Sec. 15.1071.  SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS TO TEXAS WATER RESOURCES FINANCE AUTHORITY.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may sell to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority any political subdivision bonds purchased with money in the water loan assistance fund and may apply the proceeds of a sale in the manner provided by this section.(b)  The board shall sell the political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that it determines to be reasonable.(c)  The board may sell political subdivision bonds to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority without making a previous offer to the political subdivisions and without advertising, soliciting, or receiving bids for the sale.(d)  The board may enter into a contract with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority to sell to the authority political subdivision bonds that are not owned by the board.  For bonds sold under this subsection, the contract may provide that the board will receive from the authority the sales price for the political subdivision bonds in exchange for the board's agreement to transfer to the authority political subdivision bonds subsequently acquired by the board and to pay to the authority from the investment income received on the water assistance fund or the water loan assistance fund any amounts considered appropriate including without limitation an amount equal to the proportionate share of that investment income attributable to the money used to purchase the political subdivision bonds.(e)  Proceeds from the sale of bonds under this section shall be deposited in the water assistance fund and used for the purposes and in the manner provided by law.(f)  As part of a sales agreement with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority, the board by contract may agree to perform the functions required to ensure that the political subdivisions pay the debt service on political subdivision bonds sold and observe the conditions and requirements stated in those bonds.(g)  The board may exercise any powers necessary to carry out the authority granted by this section including the authority to contract with any person to accomplish the purposes of this section.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 15.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.108. Recommendations for Funding by Legislature

Sec. 15.108.  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING BY LEGISLATURE.  (a)  If money is not available in the fund to provide money for projects approved under this subchapter, the board shall prepare and submit with its biennial budget request to the Legislative Budget Board and to the presiding officers of each house of the legislature a list of all projects approved by the board under this subchapter.(b)  The list of projects submitted to the Legislative Budget Board and to the presiding officers of each house of the legislature shall include relevant information relating to each project and recommendations relating to the terms under which loans of financial assistance should be made to each applicant and projected amounts of money that will be required each biennium to fund each project to its completion.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.|
TX Water Code § 15.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.109. Delivery of Loans of Financial Assistance

Sec. 15.109.  DELIVERY OF LOANS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  As money becomes available in the loan fund, the board shall deliver the funds under the approved applications.(b)  The board shall deliver money in the fund that is provided by legislative appropriation in the manner provided by and subject to the restrictions of the legislative appropriation.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.|
TX Water Code § 15.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.110. Requirements for Political Subdivisions and Federal Agencies

Sec. 15.110.  REQUIREMENTS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.  (a)  Subject only to constitutional limitations, all contracting political subdivisions may issue and execute those bonds, notes, or other obligations necessary to conform to and comply with repayment obligations adopted by the board.(b)  Loans of financial assistance under this subchapter shall be repaid to the board, and the payments made to the board for these loans of financial assistance shall be made in compliance with terms and conditions established by the board.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.09, 2.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 15.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.111. Approval and Registration

Sec. 15.111.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.  The board shall not contract for the payment of the principal of or interest on or both the principal of and interest on any bonds or other obligations that have not been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller.|Formerly Sec. 15.108, added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.|
TX Water Code § 15.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.112. Contracts Incontestable

Sec. 15.112.  CONTRACTS INCONTESTABLE.  Contracts entered into by the board for the payment of the principal of or interest on or both the principal of and interest on bonds or other obligations issued by a political subdivision are valid, binding, and incontestable after:(1)  approval of the bonds or other obligations by the attorney general;(2)  registration of the bonds or other obligations by the comptroller;  and(3)  purchase by and delivery of the bonds or other obligations to the purchaser.|Formerly Sec. 15.109, added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.|
TX Water Code § 15.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.113. Inspection of Projects

Sec. 15.113.  INSPECTION OF PROJECTS.  (a)  The board may inspect the construction of a project any time to assure that:(1)  the contractor is substantially complying with the approved engineering plans of the project;  and(2)  the contractor is constructing the project in accordance with sound engineering principles.(b)  Inspection of a project by the board does not subject the state to any civil liability.|Formerly Sec. 15.110, added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.040, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 11, eff. June 19, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 15.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program|Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program|Section 15.114. Alteration of Plans

Sec. 15.114.  ALTERATION OF PLANS.  After approval of engineering plans, a political subdivision or federal agency shall not make any substantial or material alteration in the plans unless the executive administrator authorizes the alteration.  For a waste water treatment plant or other facility required to have commission approval of plans and specifications, the commission must give its approval before a substantial or material alteration is made in those plans.|Formerly Sec. 15.111, added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.040, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 12, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|