Sec. 15.601. CREATION OF FUND. (a) The state water pollution control revolving fund shall be administered by the board under this subchapter and rules adopted by the board. The fund shall be used to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for construction of treatment works and to persons for nonpoint source pollution control and abatement projects under Section 15.603(h), in accordance with the capitalization grant program established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
(b) The board may establish one or more additional state revolving funds in accordance with other capitalization grant programs hereafter established by federal agencies or otherwise authorized by federal law. Such additional state revolving funds shall be held and administered by the board in the same manner as provided by Section 15.603 of this code for the administration of the state water pollution control revolving fund, except that such additional state revolving funds shall be held and administered in accordance with the federal legislation or federal agency program under which the additional state revolving fund was established and shall be used to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for public works in accordance with such legislation or program. In the administration of such additional state revolving funds, the board shall have all rights and powers authorized to the board pursuant to this subchapter in connection with the administration of the state water pollution control revolving fund, together with such additional rights and powers as are necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of such additional state revolving funds.
(c) The board may, in its discretion, provide for the state water pollution control revolving fund to be merged into any additional state revolving fund hereafter created.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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