1. (a) Preplanning conferences. Potential applicants shall confer with the board's staff as early in its planning process as practical. At a minimum the preplanning conference should be attended by a member of the governing body of the political subdivision, the entity's engineer, and financial advisor. During the conference the board's staff will provide information, advice, instruction, and guidance on the scope of work and level of effort needed to define eligible projects in order to ensure that the applicant expeditiously complies with the environmental and SRF engineering planning requirements dictated by the Act, and with the water conservation requirements of the state statutes. Guidance on the scope of the required general, legal, and fiscal information, environmental information, SRF engineering planning, and on water conservation planning requirements will also be given at the conference. Potential applicants should contact the board's staff to arrange meetings and allow at least five working days for preparation.
2. (b) Preapplication conference. An applicant seeking financial assistance will make an appointment with the staff of the board. At a minimum, the preapplication conference should be attended by a member of the governing body of the political subdivision, the entity's engineer, and financial advisor. The primary purpose of the meeting is to acquaint the applicant with the general, legal, and fiscal requirements of an application for financial assistance and to assist the applicant in completing an application.

Source Note:The provisions of this §375.31 adopted to be effective February 25, 1988, 13 TexReg 791; amended to be effective April 21, 1989, 14 TexReg 1749; amended to be effective February 13, 1990, 15 TexReg 492.