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Consider staff recommendation to approve amendments to the 2026 Edwards Aquifer Authority’s Work Plan and Funding Application.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the Implementing Committee approve amendments to the 2026 Edwards Aquifer Authority’s Work Plan and Funding Application.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the Implementing Committee to approve amendments to the 2026 Edwards Aquifer Authority’s (EAA) EAHCP Funding Application and Work Plan.
Amendments to the 2026 EAA EAHCP Work Plan include updates to the Program Management and Applied Research budgets to account for increased professional services and research costs. These updates will result in a net increase of $225,000, increasing the total appropriation for 2026 Program Management from $1,472,632 to $1,672,632 and the total appropriation for 2026 Applied Research from $250,000 to $275,000.
The proposed amendments to the attached 2026 EAA Work Plan and Funding Application meet the obligations of Article four and six of the Funding and Management Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amendments will increase the 2026 Edwards Aquifer Authority’s Funding Application by $225,000, bringing the total appropriation for 2026 from $18,194,608 to $18,419,608.