Consider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve forbearance agreements with Tierra D'Hanis, LLC; Scott G. Yanta and Kimberly Yanta; Yanta Farms, LLC, a Texas limited liability company; Tierra Lytle LLC; Cole Yanta; Bobby Dale DeR

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Director Gilleland, seconded by Director Perkins, the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 11-24-114 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors to approve VISPO forbearance agreements for permitted Edwards groundwater rights between the EAA and: (1) Tierra D'Hanis, LLC; (2) Scott G. Yanta and Kimberly Yanta; (3) Yanta Farms, LLC, a Texas limited liability company; (4) Tierra Lytle LLC; (5) Cole Yanta; (6) Bobby Dale DeRusha, Cody Bob DeRusha, Bobby DeRusha and wife, Deloyce M. DeRusha; (7) Cody Bob DeRusha; (8) Bernice Persyn, Amy Hammond Persyn, Julie Persyn, Esther Kelly Clarke, Ernest M. DeWinne Jr., Wayne D. DeWinne, Shirley Ann Sarro, Dianne Marie White, and Rebecca Suzanne Savage; and (9) Jon E. Olsen in the total amount of not less than $316,725.66 and not to exceed $1,255,172.06, for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Agreements. Director Persyn and Director Yanta abstained from the vote on the motion. The motion passed without opposition. [Attached and made a part of these minutes.]

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.