(a) On approval of an application for cost-sharing by the State Board, the State Board or the designated SWCD shall negotiate cost-sharing contracts with the successful applicants in the project territory.
(b) The State Board or the designated SWCD shall negotiate a contract with the successful applicant subject to:
  (1) the conditions established by the State Board in approving the application;
  (2) any specified instructions provided by the State Board; and
  (3) State Board rules.
(c) On completion of the negotiations by the SWCD, it shall submit the proposed contract to the State Board for approval.
(d) The State Board shall examine the contract and if the State Board finds that the contract meets all the conditions of the State Board's resolution, instructions, and rules, it shall approve the contract and provide to the individual on faithful performance of the terms of the contract the money that constitutes the state's share of the project.
(e) The State Board may develop guidelines to allow partial payment of the state's share of a cost-sharing contract as certain portions or percentages of contracted work are completed, but state money may not be provided in advance for work remaining to be done.

Source Note: The provisions of this §517.35 adopted to be effective February 13, 2003, 28 TexReg 1209; amended to be effective April 16, 2012, 37 TexReg 2679; amended to be effective September 8, 2014, 39 TexReg 7173