Receive report from EAA staff regarding the public hearing process and consider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to adopt the annual operating budget and associated aquifer management fee and program aquifer management fee rates fo

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Vice-Chairman Youngblood, seconded by Secretary Sanborn, the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 11-25-137 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors adopting the annual operating budget for fiscal year 2026, as amended, and assessing the aquifer management fee and program aquifer management fee rates for 2026, as follows: Agricultural aquifer management fee (General Fund) -- $2 per acre-foot Non-agricultural aquifer management fee (General Fund) -- $62 per acre-foot Non-agricultural program aquifer management fee (EAHCP Fund) -- $35 per acre-foot The motion passed without opposition. [Attached and made a part of these minutes.]

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). 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.