9 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action regarding the draft rule amendment delegating the authority to the

Presented in: July 17, 2014 Public Permit Hearing/Regular Board Meeting on 2014-07-17

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“A motion was made by David Stratta, second by Pete Brien to move the rule change to a rules hearing allowing the general manager to permit wells requiring 150 acre-feet of water or less. The motion passed unanimously.”

Mark Carrabba

Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

9. Discussion and possible action regarding the draft rule amendment delegating the authority to the District General Manager to grant permit applications for wells that request authorization to permit less than 200 acre-feet/year of groundwater production and meet all other applicable District rules. A motion was made by David Stratta, second by Pete Brien to move the rule change to a rules hearing allowing the general manager to permit wells requiring 150 acre-feet of water or less. The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.