6 • GENERALBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on recommendations from the Education/Conservation Committee to the

Presented in: Approved Minutes | Public Permit Hearing & Regular Board Meeting | August 9, 2018 on 2018-08-09

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Pete Brien to approve the recommendations for revision of the District Water Conservation Plan as presented. The committee found statistical updates and insertion of recently obtained modeled available groundwater estimates following adoption of the desired future conditions were necessary but found no need for significant revisions to the Plan. Wording of the document was cleaned up to make the plan read more fluidly. 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

Discussion and possible action on recommendations from the Education/Conservation Committee to the District Water Conservation Plan following annual review. A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Pete Brien to approve the recommendations for revision of the District Water Conservation Plan as presented. The committee found statistical updates and insertion of recently obtained modeled available groundwater estimates following adoption of the desired future conditions were necessary but found no need for significant revisions to the Plan. Wording of the document was cleaned up to make the plan read more fluidly. 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.