Consider and/or act upon Transport Fee Agreement between MPGCD and

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Consider and/or act upon Transport Fee Agreement between MPGCD and Halcén Resources. Halcon Resources intends to withdraw groundwater from the Pecos Valley, Edwards-Trinity, and/or Rustler Aquifers from its wells located within the District's boundaries, and transport this water outside the District's boundaries for beneficial use in Reeves County in accordance with the District rules. The Transport Fee: The District agrees to forego its authority to establish transport fees pursuant to the Texas Water Code § 36.122(e)(2) and voluntarily enters this negotiated fee agreement, pursuant to the Texas Water Code § 36.122(e)(I). The transport fee shall be set at $0.0249 per each thousand gallons actually transported. vill Xl XII Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for July 18, 2017 Page 17 of 18 The payments will be quarterly. The groundwater must be reported monthly. The initial term of the Agreement shall be 18 months. Weldon Blackwelder made a motion to approve the Transport Fee Agreement between MPGCD and Halcén Resources. The motion was seconded by John Dorris. Motion carried unanimously. Discuss and/or act upon the General Manager's Semi-Annual Report. John Dorris made a motion to approve the General Manager's Semi-Annual Report. Motion seconded by Ronnie Cooper. Motion carried unanimously. Progress Reports: Well Registrations, Production Permits, Drilling Permits, Data Loggers, Drought Monitor Map and ongoing Water Quality Analysis. Well Registrations: Ongoing. Drought Monitor Map: The current drought monitor map presented. Production Permits: None at this time. Drilling Permits: There are requests for small wells. Monitor Wells: Ongoing. Analysis: 25 samples collected. The north half of Pecos County in Dry Condition. Regarding the FSH monitor wells: The 11 wells are on data loggers, maybe we should consider a SCADA system to monitor the water levels. VVVVVVVV

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.