- (a) When a project is proposed for planning or development by the board, the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, or the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior, any political subdivision of Texas government may make application to the executive administrator for designation by the board as the cooperating local sponsor of the project pursuant to Texas Water Code, §16.092.
- (b) The application shall contain the information required by Texas Water Code, §16.092(b). An application shall not cover more than one project.
- (c) The board, or the executive administrator on behalf of the board as set out in §353.9 of this title (relating to Delegation of Responsibility), shall hold a hearing on the application for local sponsorship.
- (d) Notice of the hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the state in which the project is located. Publication shall occur at least 10 days before the date of hearing. Notice shall include a description of the project, including location, proposed purpose and amounts of use from the project, water source of the project, the name and address of the applicant for sponsorship, and the time and place of hearing.
- (e) After hearing, the board, by written order, shall grant or reject the application and shall state its reasons. The board may set a reasonable time period for any local sponsor designation.
- (f) To the extent that no local cooperator is prepared to undertake local sponsorship of a federal project in whole or part or to the extent that the board has an interest in the project, the board may be designated as sponsor of the project or as an additional cooperating sponsor.
Source Note:The provisions of this §353.71 adopted to be effective January 9, 1986, 10 TexReg 5013.