(a) A SWCD may administer expenditures of the state's share of the money required by a cost-sharing contract and shall report periodically to the State Board on the expenditure of those funds in the manner required by the State Board.
(b) If the demand for funds under the cost-sharing program is greater than funds available, the State Board shall establish priorities favoring the areas with the most critical water conservation needs and projects that will be most likely to produce substantial water conservation.
(c) The State Board shall give more favorable consideration to a particular project if the applicants individually or collectively agree to increase the percentage share of costs under the cost-share agreement.
(d) The State Board shall consider quantity of stream flows, the quantity of groundwater, and the amount of water conservation from eradication of brush each to be a priority.

Source Note: The provisions of this §517.30 adopted to be effective February 13, 2003, 28 TexReg 1209; amended to be effective March 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 2651; amended to be effective October 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7082; amended to be effective April 16, 2012, 37 TexReg 2679; amended to be effective September 8, 2014, 39 TexReg 7173