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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 295WATER RIGHTS, PROCEDURAL
SUBCHAPTER AREQUIREMENTS OF WATER RIGHTS APPLICATIONS GENERAL PROVISION
DIVISION 1GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
RULE §295.14Signature of Applicant

The application shall be signed as follows.

  (1) If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be signed by the applicant or the applicant's duly appointed agent. An agent shall provide written evidence of his or her authority to represent the applicant. If the applicant is an individual doing business under an assumed name, the applicant shall attach to the application an assumed name certificate from the county clerk of the county in which the principal place of business is located.

  (2) A joint application shall be signed by each applicant or each applicant's duly authorized agent, with written evidence of such agency to be submitted with the application. If land is owned by both husband and wife, each shall sign the application. Joint applicants shall select one among them to act for and represent the others in pursuing the application with the commission, with written evidence of such representation to be submitted with the application.

  (3) If the application is by a partnership, the application shall be signed by one of the general partners. If the applicant is a partnership doing business under an assumed name, it shall attach to the application an assumed name certificate from the county clerk of the county in which the principal place of business is located.

  (4) If the applicant is an estate or guardianship, the application shall be signed by the duly appointed guardian or representative of the estate, and a current copy of the letters issued by the court shall be attached to the application.

  (5) If the applicant is a corporation, public district, county, municipality, or other corporate entity, the application shall be signed by a duly authorized official. Written evidence in the form of bylaws, charters, or resolutions which specify the authority of the official to take such action shall be submitted. A corporation may file a corporate affidavit as evidence of the official's authority to sign.

  (6) If the applicant is acting as trustee for another, the applicant shall sign as trustee, and in the application shall disclose the nature of the trust agreement and give the name and current address of each trust beneficiary.


Source Note: The provisions of this §295.14 adopted to be effective May 28, 1986, 11 TexReg 2324.

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