6.1 • WATER_DISTRICTEdwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)

Consider staff recommendation to approve the use of the Revised Preliminary Cost and Funding Assessment to inform the EAHCP Incidental Take Permit Renewal.

Presented in: Edwards Aquifer Authority - EAHCP Implementing Committee (June 04, 2026) on 2026-06-04

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (16 - 0)

“A motion was made by Roland Ruiz, seconded by Amy Niles, to approve the use of the Preliminary Cost and Funding memorandum to inform the EAHCP Incidental Take Permit Renewal process. The group discussed the need to continue discussions about the memorandum as well as other chapters of the draft HCP. The motion failed and the Implementing Committee agreed, by consensus, to schedule bi-weekly, virtu”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Roland Ruiz, seconded by Amy Niles, to approve the use of the Preliminary Cost and Funding memorandum to inform the EAHCP Incidental Take Permit Renewal process. The group discussed the need to continue discussions about the memorandum as well as other chapters of the draft HCP. The motion failed and the Implementing Committee agreed, by consensus, to schedule bi-weekly, virtual meetings to discuss remaining comments in each chapter of the draft HCP leading up to the Permittee Meeting on September 1, 2026.

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.