Tex. Water Code § 15.105

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 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.

Tex. Water Code § 15.105

Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.08, eff. 9/1/2001

Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 11.04, eff. 9/1/2001.

Amended By Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.07, eff. 9/1/1989

Amended By Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/1987

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. 11/10/1981.

Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04