APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE

(a) In an application to the board for financial assistance from the loan fund, the applicant shall include: (1) the name of each political subdivision or federal agency and its principal officers; (2) a citation of the law under which each political subdivision or federal agency operates and was created; (3) the total cost of the project; (4) the amount of state financial assistance requested; (5) the plan for repaying the total cost of the project; (6) the water conservation plan required by Section 16.4021; and (7) any other information the board requires in order to perform its duties and to protect the public interest. (b) The board may not accept an application for a loan or grant of financial assistance from the loan fund unless it is submitted in affidavit form by the officials of the political subdivision or the chief administrator of the federal agency or both these officers and the chief administrator under a joint application. The board shall prescribe the affidavit form in its rules. (c) The rules shall not restrict or prohibit the board from requiring additional factual material from an applicant. (d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(1), eff. September 1, 2019. (e) If the applicant claims an exemption under Section 16.4021(d), the applicant shall state the exemption in the application and provide information relating to the exemption as required by board rules.