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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 32.001. Definitions - Sec. 32.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 32.002. Application of Chapter - Sec. 32.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...
Section 32.003. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 32.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The School Land Board...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 32.011. Creation of Board - Sec. 32.011. CREATION OF BOARD. There is created a board...
Section 32.012. Members of the Board - Sec. 32.012. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. (a) The board is...
Section 32.0121. Appointments Without Discrimination - Sec. 32.0121. APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. Appointments to the board shall...
Section 32.0122. Disqualification of Lobbyists - Sec. 32.0122. DISQUALIFICATION OF LOBBYISTS. A person who is required...
Section 32.0123. Conflicts of Interest Prohibited - Sec. 32.0123. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROHIBITED. An officer, employee, or...
Section 32.013. Terms of Appointed Members - Sec. 32.013. TERMS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS. The appointed members of...
Section 32.014. Chairman of the Board - Sec. 32.014. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The commissioner serves as...
Section 32.015. Per Diem and Reimbursement - Sec. 32.015. PER DIEM AND REIMBURSEMENT. Each citizen member of...
Section 32.016. Board Meetings - Sec. 32.016. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) When necessary, the board shall...
Section 32.0161. Annual Joint Meeting - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 32.0161....
Section 32.017. Secretary of the Board - Sec. 32.017. SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. (a) The board shall...
Section 32.0171. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 32.0171. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...
Section 32.018. Employment of Geologist and Mineralogist - Sec. 32.018. EMPLOYMENT OF GEOLOGIST AND MINERALOGIST. The commissioner may...
Section 32.019. Board Employees - Sec. 32.019. BOARD EMPLOYEES. (a) The commissioner may employ additional...
Section 32.0191. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 32.0191. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall develop and...
Section 32.020. Minutes of Board - Sec. 32.020. MINUTES OF BOARD. The board shall keep minutes...
Section 32.021. Records and Proceedings as Archives - Sec. 32.021. RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS AS ARCHIVES. The records and...
Section 32.022. Inspection of Minutes and Docket - Sec. 32.022. INSPECTION OF MINUTES AND DOCKET. (a) On payment...
Section 32.025. Audit - Sec. 32.025. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the board are...
Section 32.026. Policies on Public Hearings - Sec. 32.026. POLICIES ON PUBLIC HEARINGS. The board shall develop...
Section 32.027. Member Training - Sec. 32.027. MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed...
Section 32.028. Complaints - Sec. 32.028. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall maintain a system...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 32.061. Board's General Duties - Sec. 32.061. BOARD'S GENERAL DUTIES. Except as provided by Subchapter...
Section 32.062. Adoption of Rules and Collection of Fees - Sec. 32.062. ADOPTION OF RULES AND COLLECTION OF FEES. (a)...
Section 32.063. Duty to Advise Commissioner - Sec. 32.063. DUTY TO ADVISE COMMISSIONER. The board shall advise...
Section 32.064. Survey or Subdivision of Land - Sec. 32.064. SURVEY OR SUBDIVISION OF LAND. The board may...
Section 32.065. Permits for Surveys or Investigations - Sec. 32.065. PERMITS FOR SURVEYS OR INVESTIGATIONS. If land other...
Section 32.066. Easements - Sec. 32.066. EASEMENTS. (a) The board may grant easements of...
Section 32.067. Marginal Property Royalty Rates - Sec. 32.067. MARGINAL PROPERTY ROYALTY RATES. (a) In this section:...
Section 32.068. Quarterly Reports - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 32.068....
Subchapter D. Sale and Lease of Land
Section 32.101. Applicable Law - Sec. 32.101. APPLICABLE LAW. Land shall be offered for sale,...
Section 32.104. Appraisal Fee - Sec. 32.104. APPRAISAL FEE. (a) The board shall charge applicants...
Section 32.105. Date for Opening Bids - Sec. 32.105. DATE FOR OPENING BIDS. The date for opening...
Section 32.106. Description of Land - Sec. 32.106. DESCRIPTION OF LAND. The description of public school...
Section 32.107. Notice of Sale, Lease, and Contract for Development - Sec. 32.107. NOTICE OF SALE, LEASE, AND CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMENT....
Section 32.1071. Lease Sales - Sec. 32.1071. LEASE SALES. (a) The sale of oil, gas,...
Section 32.1072. Minimum Royalty, Bonus, and Rental - Sec. 32.1072. MINIMUM ROYALTY, BONUS, AND RENTAL. The board may...
Section 32.1073. Fixing Royalty, Bonus, and Rental - Sec. 32.1073. FIXING ROYALTY, BONUS, AND RENTAL. In offering land...
Section 32.109. Acceptance and Rejection of Bids - Sec. 32.109. ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION OF BIDS. (a) For each...
Section 32.110. Special Sale Fee - Sec. 32.110. SPECIAL SALE FEE. (a) On land sales and...
Section 32.111. Issuance of Award or Lease - Sec. 32.111. ISSUANCE OF AWARD OR LEASE. Each award or...
Section 32.112. Sale of Tax Foreclosure Property - Sec. 32.112. SALE OF TAX FORECLOSURE PROPERTY. (a) All real...
Section 32.113. Exemption From Certain Real Estate Transaction Laws - Sec. 32.113. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LAWS. (a)...
Subchapter E. Conditions of Leases
Section 32.151. Term of Lease - Sec. 32.151. TERM OF LEASE. Each oil and gas lease...
Section 32.152. Assignment and Transfer - Sec. 32.152. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER. A lessee may transfer or...
Section 32.153. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 32.153. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. A lessee may relinquish his lease...
Section 32.154. Leases Subject to Laws, Orders, and Rules - Sec. 32.154. LEASES SUBJECT TO LAWS, ORDERS, AND RULES. Drilling...
Section 32.155. Rental and Royalty Payments - Sec. 32.155. RENTAL AND ROYALTY PAYMENTS. (a) Each lessee or...
Section 32.156. Forfeiture - Sec. 32.156. FORFEITURE. Each lease is subject to forfeiture by...
Section 32.157. Special Accounts - Sec. 32.157. SPECIAL ACCOUNTS. (a) Special funds are created in...
Subchapter F. Lease of Highway Lands
Section 32.201. Preferential Right to Lease Certain Land by Adjoining Mineral Owner; Allocation and Use of Payments Received From Leasing of Land Owned for County Road - Sec. 32.201. PREFERENTIAL RIGHT TO LEASE CERTAIN LAND BY ADJOINING...
Section 32.2015. Fund - Sec. 32.2015. FUND. (a) The county road oil and gas...
Section 32.202. Pooling - Sec. 32.202. POOLING. Any oil and gas lease offered under...
Section 32.203. Compensatory Royalty - Sec. 32.203. COMPENSATORY ROYALTY. Compensatory royalty shall be paid to...
Section 32.204. Lease Provisions - Sec. 32.204. LEASE PROVISIONS. Any lease offered under Section 32.201...
Section 32.205. Rules - Sec. 32.205. RULES. The board may adopt rules to carry...
Section 32.206. Ratifications and Other Agreements - Sec. 32.206. RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may...
Section 32.207. Advertising for Bids; Pooling - Sec. 32.207. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS; POOLING. Section 52.076 applies to...
Subchapter G. Trade of Land
Section 32.251. Authority of Board, in Conjunction With Land Office, to Trade Land - Sec. 32.251. AUTHORITY OF BOARD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAND OFFICE,...
Section 32.252. Authority of State Agency or Political Subdivision to Sell or Exchange Real Property - Sec. 32.252. AUTHORITY OF STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO...
Section 32.253. Purpose of Trade - Sec. 32.253. PURPOSE OF TRADE. Land dedicated to or acquired...
Section 32.255. Deed Required - Sec. 32.255. DEED REQUIRED. (a) A trade of land dedicated...
Section 32.256. Dedication of Acquired Land to Fund - Sec. 32.256. DEDICATION OF ACQUIRED LAND TO FUND. Land acquired...
Section 32.257. Subsurface Mineral Rights - Sec. 32.257. SUBSURFACE MINERAL RIGHTS. (a) If this state retains...
Section 32.258. Report to Legislature - Sec. 32.258. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) The board shall report...