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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 53.001. Definitions - Sec. 53.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...
Subchapter B. Prospect and Lease on State Land
Section 53.011. Land Subject to Prospect - Sec. 53.011. LAND SUBJECT TO PROSPECT. Any tract of land...
Section 53.012. Application for Right to Prospect - Sec. 53.012. APPLICATION FOR RIGHT TO PROSPECT. (a) A person...
Section 53.013. Conditions of Permit - Sec. 53.013. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. (a) The commissioner may issue...
Section 53.015. Application for Lease - Sec. 53.015. APPLICATION FOR LEASE. (a) At any time during...
Section 53.016. Issuance of Lease - Sec. 53.016. ISSUANCE OF LEASE. (a) After receipt of the...
Section 53.018. Royalty - Sec. 53.018. ROYALTY. The royalty under the lease shall not...
Section 53.019. Payments - Sec. 53.019. PAYMENTS. Lease payments and royalty shall be paid...
Section 53.020. Assignment and Transfer - Sec. 53.020. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER. A lease issued under this...
Section 53.021. Forfeiture of Lease - Sec. 53.021. FORFEITURE OF LEASE. (a) A lease is subject...
Section 53.023. Immediate Lease - Sec. 53.023. IMMEDIATE LEASE. If the commissioner determines that a...
Section 53.024. Penalty and Interest - Sec. 53.024. PENALTY AND INTEREST. A lease issued under this...
Section 53.025. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 53.025. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. A lease issued under this subchapter...
Section 53.026. In Kind Royalty - Sec. 53.026. IN KIND ROYALTY. (a) The commissioner or the...
Section 53.027. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 53.027. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. On the land office's written...
Section 53.028. Audit Information Confidential - Sec. 53.028. AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All information secured, derived,...
Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner
Section 53.061. Authority to Lease Certain Minerals - Sec. 53.061. AUTHORITY TO LEASE CERTAIN MINERALS. (a) The state...
Section 53.062. Lease of Minerals Separately and Together - Sec. 53.062. LEASE OF MINERALS SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER. Minerals covered...
Section 53.063. Forms - Sec. 53.063. FORMS. The owner of the surface may lease...
Section 53.064. Prerequisites for Effectiveness of Lease - Sec. 53.064. PREREQUISITES FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF LEASE. (a) No lease...
Section 53.065. Payments Under Lease - Sec. 53.065. PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE. (a) Under a lease executed...
Section 53.066. Damages to Surface - Sec. 53.066. DAMAGES TO SURFACE. Payments made by the lessee...
Section 53.067. Payment Procedure - Sec. 53.067. PAYMENT PROCEDURE. Royalties and other payments accruing to...
Section 53.068. Production Report and Records - Sec. 53.068. PRODUCTION REPORT AND RECORDS. (a) Each payment shall...
Section 53.069. Forfeiture of Lease - Sec. 53.069. FORFEITURE OF LEASE. (a) A lease and all...
Section 53.070. Reinstatement of Lease - Sec. 53.070. REINSTATEMENT OF LEASE. (a) If the owner of...
Section 53.071. Lien - Sec. 53.071. LIEN. The state has a first lien on...
Section 53.072. Effect of Certain Laws - Sec. 53.072. EFFECT OF CERTAIN LAWS. Any rights acquired under...
Section 53.073. Certain Minerals and Laws Exempt From Subchapter - Sec. 53.073. CERTAIN MINERALS AND LAWS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER. The...
Section 53.074. Authority and Duties of Agent - Sec. 53.074. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF AGENT. (a) Prohibition Against...
Section 53.075. Assignment and Transfer - Sec. 53.075. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER. A lease issued under this...
Section 53.076. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 53.076. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. A lease issued under this subchapter...
Section 53.077. In Kind Royalty - Sec. 53.077. IN KIND ROYALTY. (a) The commissioner, each owner...
Section 53.078. Penalty and Interest - Sec. 53.078. PENALTY AND INTEREST. A lease issued under this...
Section 53.079. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 53.079. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. On the land office's written...
Section 53.080. Audit Information Confidential - Sec. 53.080. AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All information secured, derived,...
Section 53.081. Lease by Owner of the Soil - Sec. 53.081. LEASE BY OWNER OF THE SOIL. (a) An...
Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production
Section 53.111. Authority to Operate an Area as a Unit for Production of Sulphur - Sec. 53.111. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AN AREA AS A UNIT...
Section 53.112. Approval of Certain Agreements by School Land Board - Sec. 53.112. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BY SCHOOL LAND BOARD....
Section 53.113. Approval of Agreements - Sec. 53.113. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS. An agreement that commits the...
Section 53.114. Commissioner's Approval - Sec. 53.114. COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL. Before executing an agreement authorized by...
Section 53.115. Provisions of Agreement - Sec. 53.115. PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement executed under...
Section 53.116. Application to University Land - Sec. 53.116. APPLICATION TO UNIVERSITY LAND. None of the provisions...
Section 53.118. Ratifications and Other Agreements - Sec. 53.118. RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may...
Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash
Section 53.151. Lease of Certain Areas - Sec. 53.151. LEASE OF CERTAIN AREAS. (a) Under the provisions...
Section 53.152. Laws Applicable to Leases - Sec. 53.152. LAWS APPLICABLE TO LEASES. Leases of land described...
Section 53.153. Conditions of Lease - Sec. 53.153. CONDITIONS OF LEASE. (a) Coal, lignite, sulphur, salt,...
Section 53.154. Royalty Rate - Sec. 53.154. ROYALTY RATE. The board shall set the royalty...
Section 53.155. Compensation for Damages From Use of Surface - Sec. 53.155. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE. (a)...
Section 53.156. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 53.156. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. On the land office's written...
Subchapter F. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit
Section 53.161. Definitions - Sec. 53.161. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Mineral(s)" means coal,...
Section 53.162. Permit Required for Exploration - Sec. 53.162. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXPLORATION. (a) Except for a...
Section 53.163. Laws Applicable to Permits - Sec. 53.163. LAWS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS. Permits for geophysical and...
Section 53.1631. Groundwater - Sec. 53.1631. GROUNDWATER. (a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by statute,...