Sec. 15.955.  GRANT APPLICATION.  An eligible political subdivision or nonprofit organization must apply to the board for a grant under the program before incurring any expense associated with a self-help project described by Section 15.953(a).  The application must include:
(1)  the name of the political subdivision or nonprofit organization, the names of the political subdivision's authorized representative or the nonprofit organization's principal officers, and verification of the nonprofit organization's 501(c)(3) status;
(2)  a description of the project area, the anticipated number of water and wastewater connections to be made, and the anticipated number of colonia residents to be served;
(3)  a description of the existing water and wastewater facilities in the colonia;
(4)  a description of the project and the aspect of the project for which the grant will be used;
(5)  a description of the anticipated participation in the project by residents of the colonia;
(6)  the estimated total cost of both the project and the aspect of the project for which the grant will be used;
(7)  the amount of the grant that is requested from the account and the sources of funding for the entire project;
(8)  from a retail public utility authorized to provide water or wastewater services to the colonia, a resolution in which the retail public utility:
(A)  agrees to inspect the project during and after construction to ensure the adequacy of the project; and
(B)  commits to provide the water or wastewater services that the project intends to use; and
(9)  any other information required by the board.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.