Pursuant to §201.001(d), Agriculture Code, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is designated by the Texas Legislature as the state agency responsible for conserving soil and related resources of this state. Within this context, the State Board is charged with controlling and preventing soil erosion, controlling floods, preventing the impairment of dams and reservoirs, assisting in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, and thereby protecting and promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state. Consistent with this authority, it is the policy of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to administer a grant program through local soil and water conservation districts that provides financial assistance for operation and maintenance activities on United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service assisted flood control dams. In accordance with this purpose, §§529.1 - 529.8 of this subchapter (relating to Operation and Maintenance Grant Program) are adopted.

Source Note: The provisions of this §529.1 adopted to be effective October 14, 2009, 34 TexReg 7089