5 • REGULARBrush Country Groundwater Conservation District (Brooks County)

Discuss, consider, and possibly act on General Manager’s Report: a. Report on Kenedy County GCD meeting January 18, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.; Duval County GCD January 25, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. b. Well registrations were 9 in December 1 well plugged. Total wells r

Presented in: Board of Directors Meeting - 2023-01-24 on 2023-01-24

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (9 - 0)

“Motion to approve item 5: Discuss, consider, and possibly act on General Manager’s Report: a. Report on Kenedy County GCD meeting January 18, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.; Duval County GCD January 25, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. b. Well registration”

David Kelly

Director, Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal) (Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal))

YES

William Botard

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water) (Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water))

YES

William P Goranson

Director, Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural))

YES

Robert Scott Jr

Director, Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial) (Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial))

YES

Mario Martinez

Director, Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Jesse Howell

Director, Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural))

YES

Mauro Garcia Jr

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Whit Jones

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural))

YES

Humberto Jr. Martinez

Director, Jim Wells County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discuss, consider, and possibly act on General Manager’s Report: a. Report on Kenedy County GCD meeting January 18, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m.; Duval County GCD January 25, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. b. Well registrations were 9 in December 1 well plugged. Total wells registered. c. Report on Southmost Regional Water Authority Regional Desalination Plant. d. Completed GCD index survey for TAGD. e. Mailed out letters for production permits on annual usage reports. f. District Groundwater Management Plan that was approved on December 9, 2022 by the Texas Water Development Board

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.