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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 131.001. Short Title - Sec. 131.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 131.002. Declaration of Policy - Sec. 131.002. DECLARATION OF POLICY. The legislature finds and declares...
Section 131.003. Purposes - Sec. 131.003. PURPOSES. It is declared to be the purpose...
Section 131.004. Definitions - Sec. 131.004. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Minerals" means uranium...
Section 131.005. Reclamation - Sec. 131.005. RECLAMATION. (a) The basic objective of reclamation is...
Section 131.006. Exclusions and Exemptions - Sec. 131.006. EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS. The provisions of this chapter...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of the Commission
Section 131.021. General Authority of Commission - Sec. 131.021. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION. In seeking to accomplish...
Section 131.022. Jurisdiction of Commission - Sec. 131.022. JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission is the...
Section 131.023. Commission Procedure - Sec. 131.023. COMMISSION PROCEDURE. The commission shall seek the accomplishment...
Section 131.024. Compliance With Federal Surface Mining Laws - Sec. 131.024. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SURFACE MINING LAWS. (a) On...
Section 131.025. Hearing Procedure - Sec. 131.025. HEARING PROCEDURE. At a hearing under this chapter,...
Section 131.033. Differing Terms and Provisions of Rules - Sec. 131.033. DIFFERING TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF RULES. A rule...
Section 131.034. Exploration Activities - Sec. 131.034. EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES. The commission shall promulgate rules governing...
Section 131.035. Rules Designating Unsuitable Land - Sec. 131.035. RULES DESIGNATING UNSUITABLE LAND. (a) The commission shall...
Section 131.036. Survey of Land - Sec. 131.036. SURVEY OF LAND. (a) When application is made...
Section 131.037. Commission Statement - Sec. 131.037. COMMISSION STATEMENT. Before designating a land area as...
Section 131.038. Reasons for Unsuitable Designation - Sec. 131.038. REASONS FOR UNSUITABLE DESIGNATION. After the survey is...
Section 131.039. Petition and Hearing on Designation - Sec. 131.039. PETITION AND HEARING ON DESIGNATION. (a) Any person...
Section 131.040. Modifying, Amending, and Terminating Designations - Sec. 131.040. MODIFYING, AMENDING, AND TERMINATING DESIGNATIONS. The commission may...
Section 131.041. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 131.041. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. The provisions of Sections 131.035...
Section 131.042. Records, Reports, Monitoring Equipment, and Information - Sec. 131.042. RECORDS, REPORTS, MONITORING EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION. The commission...
Section 131.043. Inspection by Commission - Sec. 131.043. INSPECTION BY COMMISSION. Without advance notice and on...
Section 131.044. Time and Procedures for Inspections - Sec. 131.044. TIME AND PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTIONS. (a) The inspections...
Section 131.045. Sign - Sec. 131.045. SIGN. Each permittee shall maintain at the entrances...
Section 131.046. Procedure on Detection of Violation - Sec. 131.046. PROCEDURE ON DETECTION OF VIOLATION. On detection of...
Section 131.047. Judicial Review - Sec. 131.047. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Any party to the administrative...
Section 131.048. Confidentiality - Sec. 131.048. CONFIDENTIALITY. Information submitted to the commission concerning mineral...
Section 131.049. Temporary Orders Prior to Notice and Hearing - Sec. 131.049. TEMPORARY ORDERS PRIOR TO NOTICE AND HEARING. (a)...
Subchapter C. Plans and Standards
Section 131.101. Reclamation Plan - Sec. 131.101. RECLAMATION PLAN. (a) A reclamation plan shall be...
Section 131.102. Reclamation Standards - Sec. 131.102. RECLAMATION STANDARDS. (a) A permit issued under this...
Subchapter D. Surface Mining Permits
Section 131.131. Permit Required for Operation - Sec. 131.131. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR OPERATION. (a) No person shall...
Section 131.132. Form of Permit Application - Sec. 131.132. FORM OF PERMIT APPLICATION. On application to the...
Section 131.133. Required Information - Sec. 131.133. REQUIRED INFORMATION. The permit application shall include information...
Section 131.134. Documents to Be Included With Application - Sec. 131.134. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION. An applicant...
Section 131.135. Application Fees - Sec. 131.135. APPLICATION FEES. (a) Each application for a surface...
Section 131.137. Combined Permit Application - Sec. 131.137. COMBINED PERMIT APPLICATION. (a) The commission shall adopt...
Section 131.138. Filing Application With County Clerk - Sec. 131.138. FILING APPLICATION WITH COUNTY CLERK. After deleting confidential...
Section 131.139. Submission of Application to Agencies for Comment - Sec. 131.139. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION TO AGENCIES FOR COMMENT. (a)...
Section 131.140. Approval of Permit - Sec. 131.140. APPROVAL OF PERMIT. (a) The commission shall grant...
Section 131.141. Denial of a Permit - Sec. 131.141. DENIAL OF A PERMIT. The commission shall deny...
Section 131.142. Term and Transferability of Permit - Sec. 131.142. TERM AND TRANSFERABILITY OF PERMIT. (a) A surface...
Section 131.143. Liability Insurance Policy - Sec. 131.143. LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY. (a) After a permit application...
Section 131.144. Rules for Revision, Transfer, and Renewal of Permits - Sec. 131.144. RULES FOR REVISION, TRANSFER, AND RENEWAL OF PERMITS....
Section 131.145. Right to Renewal - Sec. 131.145. RIGHT TO RENEWAL. A valid surface mining permit...
Section 131.146. Application for and Issuance of Renewal - Sec. 131.146. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL. The holder...
Section 131.147. Renewal Application Fee - Sec. 131.147. RENEWAL APPLICATION FEE. (a) Each application for renewal...
Section 131.148. Extension of Permit Coverage - Sec. 131.148. EXTENSION OF PERMIT COVERAGE. If an application for...
Section 131.149. Term of Renewal Permit - Sec. 131.149. TERM OF RENEWAL PERMIT. A surface mining permit...
Section 131.150. Time Limit for Renewal Application - Sec. 131.150. TIME LIMIT FOR RENEWAL APPLICATION. Application for permit...
Section 131.151. Revision of Permit - Sec. 131.151. REVISION OF PERMIT. During the term of a...
Section 131.152. Approval or Disapproval of Permit Revision - Sec. 131.152. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF PERMIT REVISION. No application...
Section 131.153. Guidelines for Revision - Sec. 131.153. GUIDELINES FOR REVISION. (a) The commission shall establish...
Section 131.154. Extensions to Area - Sec. 131.154. EXTENSIONS TO AREA. Except for incidental boundary revisions,...
Section 131.155. Transfer of Permit - Sec. 131.155. TRANSFER OF PERMIT. (a) No transfer, assignment, or...
Section 131.156. Required Information for Transfer - Sec. 131.156. REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER. As part of the...
Section 131.157. Approval of Transfer - Sec. 131.157. APPROVAL OF TRANSFER. After notice and an opportunity...
Section 131.158. Denial of Application for Transfer - Sec. 131.158. DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER. An application for...
Section 131.159. Notice by Applicant - Sec. 131.159. NOTICE BY APPLICANT. (a) At the time an...
Section 131.160. Notification by Commission - Sec. 131.160. NOTIFICATION BY COMMISSION. The commission shall contact various...
Section 131.161. Comments - Sec. 131.161. COMMENTS. (a) Within 30 days after the last...
Section 131.162. Written Objections - Sec. 131.162. WRITTEN OBJECTIONS. (a) Within 30 days after the...
Section 131.163. Notice and Public Hearing - Sec. 131.163. NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING. (a) If the commission...
Section 131.165. Procedure - Sec. 131.165. PROCEDURE. The commission shall comply with the Administrative...
Subchapter E. Bonds and Deposits
Section 131.201. Performance Bond Requirement - Sec. 131.201. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENT. (a) After a surface mining...
Section 131.202. Amount of Performance Bond - Sec. 131.202. AMOUNT OF PERFORMANCE BOND. (a) The amount of...
Section 131.203. Bond Without Surety - Sec. 131.203. BOND WITHOUT SURETY. The commission may accept the...
Section 131.204. Extent of Liability Under Bond - Sec. 131.204. EXTENT OF LIABILITY UNDER BOND. Liability under the...
Section 131.205. Security for Bond - Sec. 131.205. SECURITY FOR BOND. (a) The bond shall be...
Section 131.206. Increase or Decrease of Bond - Sec. 131.206. INCREASE OR DECREASE OF BOND. (a) The amount...
Section 131.207. Forfeiture of Operator's Performance Bond - Sec. 131.207. FORFEITURE OF OPERATOR'S PERFORMANCE BOND. On issuance of...
Section 131.208. Application for Release of Performance Bond or Deposit - Sec. 131.208. APPLICATION FOR RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND OR DEPOSIT....
Section 131.209. Notice - Sec. 131.209. NOTICE. (a) The operator shall submit a copy...
Section 131.210. Inspection and Evaluation - Sec. 131.210. INSPECTION AND EVALUATION. (a) On receipt of the...
Section 131.211. Basis for Release of Bond or Deposit - Sec. 131.211. BASIS FOR RELEASE OF BOND OR DEPOSIT. The...
Section 131.212. Disapproval of Application for Bond or Deposit Release - Sec. 131.212. DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR BOND OR DEPOSIT RELEASE....
Section 131.213. Notice of Release to Local Governmental Agency - Sec. 131.213. NOTICE OF RELEASE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. Within...
Section 131.214. Objections to Release - Sec. 131.214. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE. (a) Any person or the...
Subchapter F. Funds
Section 131.231. Land Reclamation Fund - Sec. 131.231. LAND RECLAMATION FUND. (a) Money received through the...
Section 131.232. Appropriation - Sec. 131.232. APPROPRIATION. Money for the operation of the commission...
Section 131.233. Use of Proceeds From Bond Forfeitures and Penalties - Sec. 131.233. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM BOND FORFEITURES AND PENALTIES....
Section 131.234. Reclamation of Land - Sec. 131.234. RECLAMATION OF LAND. (a) In the reclamation of...
Subchapter G. Enforcement
Section 131.261. Conditions, Practices, and Violations Creating Imminent Danger or Causing Imminent Harm - Sec. 131.261. CONDITIONS, PRACTICES, AND VIOLATIONS CREATING IMMINENT DANGER OR...
Section 131.262. Violations Not Creating Imminent Danger or Causing Imminent Harm - Sec. 131.262. VIOLATIONS NOT CREATING IMMINENT DANGER OR CAUSING IMMINENT...
Section 131.263. Continuous Violations - Sec. 131.263. CONTINUOUS VIOLATIONS. (a) On the basis of an...
Section 131.264. Form of Notices and Orders - Sec. 131.264. FORM OF NOTICES AND ORDERS. (a) Notices and...
Section 131.265. Civil Actions - Sec. 131.265. CIVIL ACTIONS. (a) The commission may request the...
Section 131.266. Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalty - Sec. 131.266. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The commission...
Section 131.2661. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 131.2661. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a person violates a...
Section 131.2662. Penalty Assessment Procedure - Sec. 131.2662. PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) A civil penalty may...
Section 131.2663. Payment of Penalty; Refund - Sec. 131.2663. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; REFUND. (a) On the issuance...
Section 131.2664. Recovery of Penalty - Sec. 131.2664. RECOVERY OF PENALTY. Civil penalties owed under Sections...
Section 131.267. Criminal Penalty for Violating Permits and Orders - Sec. 131.267. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATING PERMITS AND ORDERS. A...
Section 131.268. Criminal Penalty for Corporate Permittee - Sec. 131.268. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CORPORATE PERMITTEE. If a corporate...
Section 131.269. Criminal Penalty for False Statement, Representation, or Certification - Sec. 131.269. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSE STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION, OR CERTIFICATION....
Section 131.270. Recovery of Civil Penalties - Sec. 131.270. RECOVERY OF CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) The commission may...
Subchapter H. Discharges
Section 131.301. Discharge Rules, Orders, and Permits - Sec. 131.301. DISCHARGE RULES, ORDERS, AND PERMITS. To prevent the...
Section 131.302. Access to Property and Records - Sec. 131.302. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS. Members and employees...
Section 131.303. Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalty - Sec. 131.303. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTY. If a person...
Section 131.304. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 131.304. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. A person who violates a rule,...
Section 131.305. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 131.305. CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person who knowingly, willfully, or...
Subchapter I. Permits for Exploration Activities
Section 131.351. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 131.351. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) If this subchapter conflicts...
Section 131.352. Exploration Permits - Sec. 131.352. EXPLORATION PERMITS. (a) A person may not conduct...
Section 131.353. Scope of Exploration Permit - Sec. 131.353. SCOPE OF EXPLORATION PERMIT. (a) An exploration permit...
Section 131.354. Commission Jurisdiction - Sec. 131.354. COMMISSION JURISDICTION. (a) The commission has jurisdiction over...
Section 131.355. Application Fees - Sec. 131.355. APPLICATION FEES. (a) The commission may impose an...
Section 131.356. Notification by Commission - Sec. 131.356. NOTIFICATION BY COMMISSION. (a) At the time the...
Section 131.357. Geologic, Hydrologic, Water Quality, and Well Information - Sec. 131.357. GEOLOGIC, HYDROLOGIC, WATER QUALITY, AND WELL INFORMATION. (a)...