(a) All activities shall be for the removal of Carrizo cane on lands along the Rio Grande River on the border between the State of Texas and the United Mexican States, including tributaries and canals associated with border security priority areas. When appropriate, methods that control other noxious species of brush may be used in conjunction with methods that control Carrizo cane, so long as there is a water conservation or border security benefit.
(b) No landowner is required to participate in this program.
(c) Treatment costs financed through this program shall be reimbursed at a 100-percent basis, unless an exception is approved by the State Board for a cost-sharing requirement between the State Board and another party.

Source Note: The provisions of this §530.5 adopted to be effective April 18, 2018, 43 TexReg 2283