(a) General Fiscal Provisions. SWCD sponsors entering into a contract with the State Board for structural repair activities must comply with all applicable provisions within the Manual of Fiscal Operations for Soil and Water Conservation Districts unless the contract scope of work specifies otherwise. The Manual of Fiscal Operations for Soil and Water Conservation Districts is approved and periodically amended by the State Board and is available on the State Board's website; hardcopies of this manual may be requested from the State Board.
(b) Sources of funding. The amount of funding made available for structural repair grants during a fiscal year will be determined by the State Board out of funds appropriated by the Texas Legislature. Other sources of funding may be used for structural repair grants by the State Board if applicable and when available. Funds will be obligated by contract between the State Board and sponsors for the period of time specified within a contract.
(c) Reimbursement only. Payment will be made on a reimbursement basis only.
(d) Activities eligible for reimbursement. Funds may be used to reimburse costs associated with the performance of structural repair activities as defined by this subchapter on flood control dams, as well as costs associated with the purchasing of easements, engineering design, performance inspections, and any other structural repair activities approved by the State Board at their discretion. Legal fees associated with purchasing easements and land rights determinations may be eligible for reimbursement if specified in a contract scope of work executed between the State Board and sponsors.
(e) There is no non-state funded matching requirement for projects awarded grant funding under this subchapter.
(f) Administrative costs of sponsors. Contracts between the State Board and sponsors may include an amount for administration not to exceed 5-percent of the total contract amount.
(g) Utilizing structural repair grant funds for O&M. Contracts between the State Board and sponsors may include funds for performing O&M activities as defined by §529.2(9) of this chapter if those activities are included in the contract scope of work.

Source Note: The provisions of this §529.52 adopted to be effective April 25, 2010, 35 TexReg 3069; amended to be effective February 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 917; amended to be effective May 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 2378