PUBLIC HEARING ON A DRILLING PERMIT FOR BJL Family LP I Call to order at 10:12 a.m. by President McGuairt. Party representing application: Brian L. Lasley Public Comment: None. Protestant to application: None Application declared uncontested. Ty Edwards, MPGCD General Manager, presented the application. BJL Family LP, has made application for a Drilling Permit for 1 well located on 20.288 acres in Survey T&P RR CO Block 49-8 Section 28 S/2 SE/4 SE/4 on Property ID #31658, approximately 2 miles East of HWY 285 from Reeves/Pecos County Line in Pecos County, Texas. The well is projected to be 250-950 feet in depth and drilled into the Pecos Valley, Dockum or Rustler Aquifer depending on which aquifer is productive of groundwater. The well is to be used for a water station and oil & gas fracking purposes. Mr. Edwards reported that the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer is gone in that area, and the Pecos Valley Aquifer is 0 – 180’, and the Dockum Aquifer is present, and Dewey Lake is present. A pump test will be required for a production permit. Once the drilling is complete they will return for a production permit. The application is administratively complete. II Adjourn Hearing and Consider and/or Act on Application for a Drilling Permit for BJL Family LP. President McGuairt adjourned the hearing at 1:21 p.m. Ronnie Cooper made a motion to approve the application as presented. Motion seconded by Alvaro Mandujano, Jr.. Motion carried unanimously. Vote: 7 For. -0- Oppose. 4 Absent.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.