10 • WATER_PERMITSBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

11.

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 • 2.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“A motion was made by Pete Brien, second by David Stratta to support HB180 by Lucio. The motion passed unanimously.”

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

11. A motion was made by Pete Brien, second by David Stratta to support HB180 by Lucio. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by David Stratta, second by Pete Brien to support HB 645 and HB 1318 by Lucio and leave HB 35 alone. The motion failed with a 4-4 vote resulting no action. A motion was made by Mark J. Carrabba, second by Bill L. Harris to support SB189 by Uresti, Mark J. Carrabba amended his motion to support legislation that provides notice to a district for injection wells applications received from the Railroad Commission or Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by David Stratta, second by Mark J. Carrabba to support SB 774 by Perry. The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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.