A • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

One (1) new well for Mary Ann Cotropia. The well will be located at 15508 Muse Road for a

Presented in: September 13, 2012 - Regular Board Meeting on 2012-09-13

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“motion passed.”

Mark Carrabba

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

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A. One (1) new well for Mary Ann Cotropia. The well will be located at 15508 Muse Road for a total of 65 acre/feet per year for agricultural irrigation on a 32.50 acre tract. The well will produce from the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer. A motion was made by David Stratta, second by, Mark Carrabba, to approve the Drilling/Operating permit application as presented from Mary Ann Cotropia with inclusion to the special provisions/notes section of the permit, that the production from this well may be aggregated with production from permittee’s other wells on that farm. Pete Brien abstained, the motion passed.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.