The department will apportion and distribute available funds in the manner described by this section.
- (1) The first 50% of available funds will be distributed to a county in proportion to its border colonia population, based on the latest estimates from the Texas Water Development Board. The commission will fund the highest ranked projects as evaluated and scored under §15.104 of this subchapter.
- (2) The remaining 50% of available funds will then be distributed to individual counties on a project by project basis. All projects submitted by the counties and not funded under paragraph (1) of this section will be funded in descending rank order as determined under §15.104 of this subchapter as available funding permits.
- (3) If a county did not submit sufficient eligible projects to expend funds available under paragraph (1) of this section, the remaining funds will be distributed in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section.
- (4) Funds available as a result of a county being prohibited from continued participation in the program under §15.106(e) of this subchapter or because of county reimbursements under §15.106(f) of this subchapter will be distributed in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section.
- (5) Projects will be funded based on the project cost estimates provided by a county under §15.103 of this subchapter. Project costs above that estimate are the responsibility of the county. A county may seek additional funds for a project if the department issues subsequent program calls.
Source Note:The provisions of this §15.105 adopted to be effective January 2, 2002, 26 TexReg 11047.