31 Tex. Admin. Code § 365.2

Current through Reg. 49, No. 50; December 13, 2024
Section 365.2 - Definitions of Terms

Words and terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Words defined in Texas Water Code Chapter 15 or 17 and not defined here shall have the meanings provided by the appropriate Texas Water Code chapter.

(1) Applicant--A rural political subdivision, including a rural political subdivision which has entered into an agreement with a Federal Agency or State Agency for the purpose of submitting a joint application.
(2) District--A conservation or reclamation district created under Texas Constitution, Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI.
(3) Federal agency--An agency or other entity of the United States, including the United States Department of Agriculture or an agency or entity that is acting through or on behalf of that department.
(4) Fund--The Rural Water Assistance Fund.
(5) Nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation--A water or sewer service corporation operating under Texas Water Code, Chapter 67.
(6) Rural political subdivision--
(A) A nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created and operating under Chapter 67 of the Texas Water Code or a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, no part of the service area of which is located in an urban area with a population of more than 50,000;
(B) a municipality;
(i) with a population of 10,000 or less; or
(ii) located wholly in a county in which no urban area has a population of more than 50,000;
(C) a county in which no urban area has a population of more than 50,000; or
(D) an entity that:
(i) is a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created and operating under Chapter 67 of the Texas Water Code, a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the state, or an interstate compact commission to which the state is a party; and
(ii) demonstrates in a manner satisfactory to the board that the entity is rural or the area to be served by the project is a wholly rural area despite not otherwise qualifying under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph.
(7) State agency--An agency or other entity of the state, including the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and any agency or authority that is acting through or on behalf of the Texas Department of Agriculture or the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 365.2

Adopted to be effective January 1, 2002, 26 TexReg 11031; amended to be effective November 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 8036; Transferred from T. 31, § 384.2 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 04, January 24, 2020, TexReg 593, eff. 2/15/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 32, August 9, 2024, TexReg 6026, eff. 8/14/2024