TITLE 31. NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION

PART 17. TEXAS STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD

CHAPTER 517. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

SUBCHAPTER A. CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE

31 TAC §517.10

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (State Board) adopts an amendment to §517.10, which extends the deadline when soil and water conservation districts (districts) must have all claims for Conservation Assistance Funds (Matching Funds) in the state office. The amended rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the June 12, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 3913) and will not be republished.

Specifically, this adopted amendment changes the deadline from August 1st to August 31st to provide districts more consistency with end-of-year reporting requirements and more time to earn/raise matching contributions.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amended rule.

The amended rule is adopted under the Agriculture Code of Texas, Title 7, Chapter 201, §201.020, which authorizes the State Board to adopt rules that are necessary for the performance of its functions under the Agriculture Code.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 20, 2009.

TRD-200902957

Mel Davis

Special Projects Coordinator

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

Effective date: August 9, 2009

Proposal publication date: June 12, 2009

For further information, please call: (254) 773-2250 x252