1. (a) Applications must be submitted on forms provided by the State Board.
2. (b) Copies of all applicable watershed agreements and O&M agreements for the flood control dams identified in an application must be submitted with the application.
3. (c) All applications must have certification signatures by authorized individuals from all sponsors identified in the applicable watershed agreement with O&M responsibility for the flood control dam(s) on which repairs are proposed acknowledging and approving the application prior to it being submitted to the State Board for consideration. Certification by signature means the sponsor agrees to cooperate on the project with the other sponsors, may consider entering into a contract with the State Board relating to the project's completion, and is aware that the State Board may not pay more than 95-percent of the total dam repair project cost, and no more than 98.25-percent of a dam upgrade project cost. Where one or more of the sponsors listed on the watershed agreement is no longer formally in existence, the remaining sponsors should contact the State Board prior to submitting an application for additional guidance.
4. (d) Each application must identify one individual as the person that will represent all sponsors identified on the application. The authorized representative shall be the single point of contact for all communications regarding an application.
5. (e) Each application must include cost estimates for the entire project. Cost estimates must be categorized by construction, engineering design, and easement purchasing.
6. (f) Each application must specify the length of time in which the project is anticipated to be completed.
7. (g) Each application must include a characterization of the amount, type, and source of match funding the sponsors intend to acquire if the application is selected by the State Board for contracting.
8. (h) Submittal of an application does not constitute a contractual agreement or a promise of a contractual agreement between the State Board and any entity.

Source Note:The provisions of this §529.55 adopted to be effective April 25, 2010, 35 TexReg 3069; amended to be effective February 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 917.