Sec. 59.022.  RULES.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules governing application for financial assistance under this chapter.  The board may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer the program or considers in the best interest of the program.  The board may adopt rules concerning the sale of land acquired by the board under this chapter by default, foreclosure, forfeiture, or any other means.  The board shall adopt collateral or security requirements to ensure the full repayment of financial assistance granted under this chapter.  The board may approve any extension of financial assistance under this chapter or may delegate that approval authority to the commissioner.
(b)  The board may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer the fund or considers in the best interest of the fund, including rules on the investment of the fund.
(c)  The board may set and collect fees the board considers reasonable and necessary to cover the expenses of administering the program or considers in the best interest of the program.  Those fees shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the farm and ranch finance program fund.  An applicant for financial assistance participating in the program shall pay the costs of applying for, participating in, and administering and servicing the program, in amounts the board considers reasonable and necessary.  Any cost not paid by an applicant shall be paid from the fund.
(d)  The board shall adopt rules governing loan guarantees provided to lenders by the board in an amount necessary for the lender to have a performing loan.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 11, eff. May 2, 2001.