SECTION 363.408. Complete Application Requirements

(a) This section applies to complete applications submitted to the executive administrator after prioritization.

(b) In addition to the general application requirements of Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Provisions), the following are required to be considered an administratively complete application:

(1) if the project is a flood control project and the project watershed is partially located outside the political subdivision making the application, the applicant must submit a memorandum of understanding relating to management of the project watershed. The memorandum of understanding must be approved and signed by all governing bodies of eligible political subdivisions located in the project watershed. The memorandum of understanding at a minimum, must contain a requirement that all political subdivisions in the project watershed agree to work cooperatively;

(2) an affidavit attesting to the following:

(A) that the applicant has acted cooperatively with other political subdivisions to address flood control needs in the area in which the eligible political subdivisions are located;

(B) that all eligible political subdivisions substantially affected by the proposed flood project have participated in the process of developing the proposed flood project, recognizing that providing adequate notice and ample opportunity to any such eligible political subdivision that elects not to participate further would fulfill this requirement, provided evidence of notification is included in the application;

(C) that the eligible political subdivisions, separately or in cooperation, have held public meetings to accept comment on proposed flood projects from interested parties; and

(D) that the technical requirements for the proposed flood project have been completed and compared against any other potential flood projects in the same area. This statement is not required for applications for assistance for planning and design costs, permitting costs, and other costs associated with state or federal regulatory activities with respect to a flood project;

(3) an analysis of whether the proposed flood project could use floodwater capture techniques for water supply purposes, including floodwater harvesting, detention or retention basins, or other methods of capturing storm flow or unappropriated flood flow;

(4) a description of the Project Watershed sealed by a Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist. The Project Watershed shall be estimated using the best available data with analysis performed in accordance with sound engineering principles and practices. Revisions to the Project Watershed may be necessary with additional data, development of more refined modeling tools, refinement of design criteria, or other factors. The applicant must provide the executive administrator with updates of the description of the Project Watershed as it is modified. If a revision to the Project Watershed results in a portion of the project watershed being partially outside of the political subdivision boundaries of the Applicant, the Applicant must provide the executive administrator with additional memoranda of understanding necessary to include all eligible political subdivisions located in the project watershed; and

(5) additional information as needed to allow the board to comply with its responsibility to act as a clearinghouse for information about flood planning and its reporting requirements.

Source Note: The provisions of this §363.408 adopted to be effective April 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 2196