Sec. 15.105. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION. (a) In passing on an application for financial assistance from the loan fund, the board shall consider but is not limited to:
(1) the needs of the area to be served by the project and the benefit of the project to the area in relation to the needs of other areas requiring state assistance in any manner and the benefits of those projects to the other areas;
(2) the availability of revenue to the applicant from all sources for the ultimate repayment of the cost of the project, including all interest;
(3) the relationship of the project to overall statewide needs;
(4) the ability of the applicant to finance the project without state assistance;
(5) for applications for grants or loans for economically distressed areas or nonborder colonias, the regulatory efforts by the county in which the project is located to control the construction of subdivisions that lack basic utility services; and
(6) for applications for grants under Section 15.102(b)(2), the ability of the applicant to construct the project without the grant and the benefits of the project to water and wastewater needs of the state.
(b) The board by rule shall further define eligibility for grants under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.04; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle C - Water Development
Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program
Subchapter C. Water Loan Assistance Program
Section 15.101. Water Loan Assistance Fund
Section 15.102. Financial Assistance
Section 15.103. Application for Assistance
Section 15.104. Findings Regarding Permits
Section 15.105. Considerations in Passing on Application
Section 15.106. Approval of Application
Section 15.107. Method of Making Financial Assistance Available
Section 15.1071. Sale of Political Subdivision Bonds to Texas Water Resources Finance Authority
Section 15.108. Recommendations for Funding by Legislature
Section 15.109. Delivery of Loans of Financial Assistance
Section 15.110. Requirements for Political Subdivisions and Federal Agencies
Section 15.111. Approval and Registration
Section 15.112. Contracts Incontestable
Section 15.113. Inspection of Projects
Section 15.114. Alteration of Plans