R. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the production permit as presented: 15

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M. R. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the production permit as presented: 15 acre feet from the Pecos Valley aquifer for Industrial Use. Location of the well is on the Mendel Ranch, approximately 15 miles west of Fort Stockton on I-10 (Kennedy Exit), 1/2 mile north of I-10 and 1 mile east, in Pecos County, Texas. Motion seconded by Evans Turpin. Motion carried. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes of May 21, 2013 Page 6 IX Consider and/or act on Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law requested by Gary Drgac in the contested hearing on Randy Braden's Application John Dorris made a motion to enter into the Order to Adopt Written Findings and Conclusions with the accompanying Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law documents as amended with Mike Gershon's and Paul Weatherby's input. The motion was seconded by Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Motion carried without objection. Xx Executive/Closed Session to address with legal counsel litigation, enforcement matters and request for settlement offer by/on Acosta Drilling Inc. pursuant to Texas Water Code 36.102, District Rule 15.3.6 President McGuairt called for an Executive session for the purposes authorized under the Texas Open Meetings Act, V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 551.071 to consult with attorney at 2:32 PM Reconvene at 3:31 PM. President McGuairt stated that no decisions or votes were made in executive session. Xl! Consider and/or act upon litigation pursuant to Texas Water Code 36.102 and District Rule 15.3.6 against Acosta Drilling Inc for failure to comply with District Rule 11.1, failure to pay assessed enforcement penalty and approval of a settlement offer and agreement with Acosta Drilling Inc Merrell Daggett made a motion to proceed with action against Acosta Drilling. The motion was withdrawn by Mr. Daggett for a lack of a second. Merrell Daggett made a motion to serve Acosta Drilling with the approved document (letter) dated May 21, 2013, and to give him 30 days to pay by cashiers' check. Motion seconded by Alvaro Mandujano. Motion carried without objections. XIl_ Consider and/or act upon Progress Reports: Well Registrations, Production Permits, Drilling Permits, Data Loggers, Water Analysis, USGS Update, Artesian Wells Well Registrations: Progress report included in their notebook. Data Loggers: No new data loggers installed. Water Quality Analysis: Continuing. Production Permits: There are currently 7 permits in progress. Palmer Drought Map: Map included in their notebook Middle Pecos GCD Minutes of May 21, 2013 Page 7 XIll_ General Manager's Correspondence and Report e There will be a USGS meeting with MPGCD on June 3 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM at the office of MPGCD to review the modeling progress A GMA7 meeting is scheduled for June 20th. Texas Water Development Board Technical Note 13-01 is being provided to the Directors. It is a summary of groundwater conditions in Texas. e On August 27-29, 2013, the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) will hold the Texas Groundwater Summit in San Marcos, TX XIV _ Director's Comments - No comments XV Consider and/or act upon Agenda for next meeting - None XVI Adjourn M. R. Gonzalez made a motion to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Merrell Daggett. The motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 3:48 PM. 22 Bing ke

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.