6 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Action on Staff’s Letter to TCEQ Requesting Contest Case Hearing on the Blizexas Land Application Permit

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - February 01, 2024 on 2024-02-01

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion to move forward with the case request unless GM Flatten receives notice”

Bruce Moulton

Director, Place 5

YES

Carlos Torres-Verdin

Director, Place 1

YES

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

6. Action on Staff’s Letter to TCEQ Requesting Contest Case Hearing on the Blizexas Land Application Permit (TLAP) Application before TCEQ: Vice President Rogers moved to move forward with the case request unless GM Flatten receives notice from TCEQ with information from their site visit that satisfies the question of recharge features in or near the TLAP site. Director Jones seconded. Minutes for a Regular Meeting of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Page 2 of 2 The motion prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Linda Kaye Rogers, Carlos Torres-Verdin, Doc Jones, David Smith, Bruce Moulton Nay: None Absent: None.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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.