Sec. 203.057.  FEASIBILITY STUDIES.  (a) The board shall establish a process for providing to persons submitting project proposals assistance in locating a person with expertise in hydrology, water resources, or another technical area pertinent to the evaluation of water supply to conduct a feasibility study for a project using a water yield model as described by Section 203.053(b).
(b)  The board may:
(1)  dedicate a portion of the money appropriated to the board that it considers appropriate to fund part or all of a feasibility study under this section; and
(2)  establish procedures to distribute the money under Subdivision (1).
(c)  To receive funding for a feasibility study under Subsection (b), a person must submit to the board an application for funding that includes a statement of the project's anticipated impact on water resources.  
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.