6 • GENERALBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on proposed revisions to the Desired Future Conditions for the

Presented in: Approved Minutes | Regular Board Meeting | March 11, 2021 on 2021-03-11

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (4 - 0)

“A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Gary Mechler to adopt a variance of up to ten (10) percent for use on all GAM runs and setting the District DFCs with the numbers at 5 percent above the GAM result. A roll-call vote was taken. The motion passed”

Jayson Barfknecht

Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))

YES

Stephen Cast

Director, Brazos County (Bryan) (Brazos County (Bryan))

YES

Gary Mechler

Director, Robertson County (Agricultural) (Robertson County (Agricultural))

YES

Mark Carrabba

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

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

6. Discussion and possible action on proposed revisions to the Desired Future Conditions for the Queen City, Sparta, Carrizo, Calvert Bluff, Simsboro, Hooper, Yegua-Jackson, and Brazos River Alluvium aquifers including the determination of allowable GAM Run variances for each aquifer. A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Gary Mechler to adopt a variance of up to ten (10) percent for use on all GAM runs and setting the District DFCs with the numbers at 5 percent above the GAM result. A roll-call vote was taken. The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.