5 • WATER_PERMITSBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action regarding legislation relating to Aquifer Storage and Recovery

Presented in: Approved Minutes - Permit Hearing/Regular Board Meeting - February 9, 2017 on 2017-02-09

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“A motion was made by Bryan F.”

Jayson Barfknecht

Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))

YES

Stephen Cast

Director, Brazos County (Bryan) (Brazos County (Bryan))

YES

Mark Carrabba

Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5. Discussion and possible action regarding legislation relating to Aquifer Storage and Recovery projects. A motion was made by Bryan F. Russ, Jr., second by Pete Brien, to support the proposed legislation with regard to the use injection wells, applications, permitting, notice, et cetera. Bryan F. Russ, Jr., amended his motion that the District support the intent of the proposed legislation, not necessarily this proposed language. The motion passed on a vote of 5-3.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.