Consider and/or act upon General Manager’s 2022 Annual Report.

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Consider and/or act upon General Manager’s 2022 Annual Report. The annual report was presented to the board. Ronald Cooper made a motion to accept the 2022 Annual Report with the Annual Financial Audit. Motion seconded by Allan Childs. The Annual report is available on the District website. Motion passed. Vote: 6FOR -0-Oppose 4Absent 1 Abstain Minutes of 2-21-2023 Page 2 of 5 Vil Vill Update from LRE Water on Pecos County Water Levels and Rainfall Report. Vince Clause with LRE Water presented the 2022 Pecos County Water level and Rainfall report to the Board. The report is attached to the minutes as Attachment A. Generally, water levels have seen an increase over the year due to late rain events in the Southern part of the county and less pumping at the end of the year. Update on San Andres well plugging initiative and update from Banner Public Affairs, LLC. The board discussed the ongoing efforts with the abandoned well problems in the Imperial area. Brett Thompson with Banner Public Affairs gave the Board an update on the successful meetings with staff at Department of Interior (DOI), and the Texas Congressional delegation towards the goal of securing funding to address the abandoned well problems in Pecos County. State legislative update (88"" Legislative Session commencing January 10, 2023). Several groundwater bills have been filed. A tracking report will be out soon for the District to follow and make any necessary comments at the right time and place. March 10, 2023 is the deadline to file a bill. The District has 3 bills in leg counsel to address the P-13 issues in Pecos County. Once those bills have a committee hearing testimony will be required. Tracy King will again chair the Natural Resources Committee. In late January, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick released senate committee assignments, including Sen. Charles Perry returning as the chair of the Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Committee. A few other bills of interest are below. HB 2443 relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a groundwater conservation district to change certain rules was filed by Rep. Harris. This filed version is identical to HB 2123 from 2019, which does not reflect the changes to this bill language that were negotiated last session and included in SB 152. We are anticipating, however, that there will be a committee substitute to reflect last session's language from SB 152. HB 2483 the House Companion to Senator Perry's SB 837 to create a fund for water infrastructure (expected to be renumbered SB 28). On a related note, the House Appropriations Committee Article VI Subcommittee will meet on Monday 2/27 to consider natural resources agencies (TWDB and TCEQ). SB 933 relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law. This bill would make nonprofit organizations with membership primarily made up of "similarly situated political subdivisions" (such as TAGD) subject to the public information law. Minutes of 2-21-2023 Page 3 of 5 Xl Xxll xill XIV Update on Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P. (FSH)-MPGCD Joint Study, Implementation and Threshold Water Levels. The Board discussed the ongoing groundwater monitoring of the FSH threshold water levels. All wells are working and operating accordingly. A link to the FSH threshold water levels is available at https://mpacd.halff.com/Dashboard. Equipment has been installed in 6 additional monitor wells in Management Zone

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.