(a) General Fiscal Provisions. Eligible Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) must comply with any applicable provisions within the Manual of Fiscal Operations for Soil and Water Conservation Districts at all times. 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. Non-governmental contracted service providers must comply with all applicable federal and state laws and judicial mandates, as well as agreements between the State Board and law enforcement entities regarding priority areas.
(b) Sources of funding. Funding for this program is provided through general revenue from the Texas Legislature and periodically federal sources when available.
(c) Allocation and reimbursement. Allocations of available funding will be made by the State Board prior to any contracts or activities being initiated. All payments made to landowners, SWCDs, and private vendors shall be through reimbursement upon submittal of reimbursement requests on State Board-approved forms and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Source Note: The provisions of this §530.3 adopted to be effective April 18, 2018, 43 TexReg 2283