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Consider recommendation from the Executive Committee to approve an Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan FY2026 Funding Application Amendment submitted by the City of San Marcos/Texas State University and associated 2026 EAA Operating Budget amendment by increasing the Habitat Conservation Plan fund by $8,878.70.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 03-26-139 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving an amendment to the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan FY2026 Funding Application for the City of San Marcos/Texas State increasing the funding request from $616,600 to $625,478.70 and amending the 2026 EAA Operating Budget accordingly.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider an Executive Committee recommendation to approve an amendment to the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) FY2026 Funding Application for the City of San Marcos/Texas State to increase the Impervious Cover/Water Quality Protection Measure (EAHCP ยง 5.7.6) by $8,878.70 as well as the associated increase to the 2026 EAA Operating Budget Habitat Conservation Plan Fund appropriation for Professional Technical Services for the total amount of these proposed amendment.
On November 12, 2025, the EAA board approved the initial Funding Application for FY2026 for the City of San Marcos/Texas State . The budget amount presented in the original Funding Application represented the costs contained in the original Work Plan. The revised Funding Application includes the budget increase of the Impervious Cover/Water Quality Protection Measure. The total amount that would be added to the FY2026 Funding Application is $8,878.70.
Attached to this summary is a red-lined version of the amended Funding Application and proposed EAA operating budget amendment. Resolution and Order No. 03-26-139, which has been reviewed by legal counsel, is also attached.
The amended Funding Application was prese...
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