5 • GENERALBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on the adoption of the S-12 Queen City/Sparta/Carrizo-Wilcox

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

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (4 - 0)

“A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Pete Brien for the adoption of the S-12 Queen City/Sparta/Carrizo- Wilcox GAM Run S-12 resulting from revised Simsboro Aquifer pumping files as presented to the Board. A roll-call vote was taken. The motion passed unanimously.”

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

5. Discussion and possible action on the adoption of the S-12 Queen City/Sparta/Carrizo-Wilcox GAM Run resulting from revised Simsboro Aquifer pumping files. A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Pete Brien for the adoption of the S-12 Queen City/Sparta/Carrizo- Wilcox GAM Run S-12 resulting from revised Simsboro Aquifer pumping files as presented to the Board. A roll-call vote was taken. The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.