1. (a) Before the executive administrator may execute a linked deposit agreement, a lending institution shall submit to the executive administrator:

   1. (1) the application of a person determined by the eligible lending institution to be eligible and creditworthy to receive a loan according the criteria of the institution;

   2. (2) a draft loan agreement with such person that:

      1. (A) identifies the principal amount of the loan that shall not exceed $250,000;
      2. (B) identifies the interest rate to be paid by the borrower that shall not exceed the interest rate paid by the eligible lending institution to the Board plus four percent;
      3. (C) includes a repayment schedule that identifies the dates on which payments are due from the loan recipient to the lending institution;
      4. (D) limits the use of the loan funds to the project which is certified pursuant to this subchapter; and
      5. (E) contains all such other terms and conditions determined by the eligible lending institution in its sole discretion to be reasonable for the purposes of a private loan agreement;

   3. (3) a certification:

      1. (A) from the eligible lending institution of the interest rate applicable to the proposed loan;
      2. (B) for proposed project as identified under this subchapter; and
   4. (4) such other information or documentation as determined by the executive administrator to be reasonable and necessary to fulfill the objectives of this division.

2. (b) Before the executive administrator executes a linked deposit agreement, the executive administrator shall review the information submitted in this section to determine if:

   1. (1) the lending institution is an eligible lending institution as defined in §375.302 of this subchapter;
   2. (2) the documents submitted by the lending institution comply with the requirements of this division; and
   3. (3) execution of the linked deposit agreement fulfills the purposes and intent of this subchapter, the Clean Water Act, and the public interest.

Source Note:The provisions of this §375.203 adopted to be effective September 8, 2010, 35 TexReg 8126; amended to be effective July 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 4853.