Texas Statutes
Natural Resources Code
Title 2 - Public Domain

Section 11.013. Gulfward Boundaries of Counties, Cities, Towns, or Villages - Sec. 11.013. GULFWARD BOUNDARIES OF COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS, OR VILLAGES....

Section 11.0131. Jurisdiction of Home-Rule Cities Over Submerged Lands - Sec. 11.0131. JURISDICTION OF HOME-RULE CITIES OVER SUBMERGED LANDS. (a)...

Section 11.014. Land Acquired From Oklahoma - Sec. 11.014. LAND ACQUIRED FROM OKLAHOMA. (a) Land acquired by...

Section 11.015. Extension of Texas-New Mexico Boundary - Sec. 11.015. EXTENSION OF TEXAS-NEW MEXICO BOUNDARY. (a) The boundary...

Section 11.016. Land Acquired From Mexico in 1933 - Sec. 11.016. LAND ACQUIRED FROM MEXICO IN 1933. (a) The...

Section 11.017. Chamizal Area - Sec. 11.017. CHAMIZAL AREA. (a) The State of Texas accepts...

Section 11.018. Cession of Certain El Paso Land - Sec. 11.018. CESSION OF CERTAIN EL PASO LAND. (a) To...

Subchapter C. Special Funds

Section 11.041. Permanent School Fund - Sec. 11.041. PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. (a) In addition to land...

Section 11.042. Asylum Fund - Sec. 11.042. ASYLUM FUND. The 400,000 acres of land set...

Section 11.043. University Fund - Sec. 11.043. UNIVERSITY FUND. After payment of the amount due...

Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain

Section 11.071. Recovery of Value of Minerals and Timber - Sec. 11.071. RECOVERY OF VALUE OF MINERALS AND TIMBER. (a)...

Section 11.072. Fences With and Without Gates - Sec. 11.072. FENCES WITH AND WITHOUT GATES. (a) A person...

Section 11.073. Definition of Fencing - Sec. 11.073. DEFINITION OF FENCING. In Sections 11.074 and 11.075...

Section 11.074. Herding and Line-Riding - Sec. 11.074. HERDING AND LINE-RIDING. (a) No owner of stock,...

Section 11.075. Appropriation of Land by Fencing - Sec. 11.075. APPROPRIATION OF LAND BY FENCING. (a) Unless a...

Section 11.076. Unlawful Enclosures - Sec. 11.076. UNLAWFUL ENCLOSURES. (a) If the governor is credibly...

Section 11.077. Suit Against Adverse Claimant - Sec. 11.077. SUIT AGAINST ADVERSE CLAIMANT. If any public land...

Section 11.078. Venue - Sec. 11.078. VENUE. A suit brought under the provisions of...

Section 11.079. Access to Land - Sec. 11.079. ACCESS TO LAND. (a) The state, a permittee...

Section 11.0791. Other Provisions Regarding Access to State Lands - Sec. 11.0791. OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO STATE LANDS. When...

Section 11.080. Damages to Persons and Personalty - Sec. 11.080. DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PERSONALTY. When access to...

Section 11.081. Rules - Sec. 11.081. RULES. The General Land Office of the State...

Section 11.082. Notice to School Land Board - Sec. 11.082. NOTICE TO SCHOOL LAND BOARD. (a) A state...

Section 11.083. Retention of Mineral Rights - Sec. 11.083. RETENTION OF MINERAL RIGHTS. The state shall retain...

Section 11.084. School Land Board Approval of Patent for Interest in Land Released by State - Sec. 11.084. SCHOOL LAND BOARD APPROVAL OF PATENT FOR INTEREST...

Section 11.085. Procedure for Applying for Patent for Interest in Land Released by State - Sec. 11.085. PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR PATENT FOR INTEREST IN...

Section 11.086. Confidentiality of Certain Information Related to Purchase, Sale, or Development of Real Property - Sec. 11.086. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PURCHASE, SALE,...

Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission

Subchapter A. Red River Boundary Compact

Section 12.001. Adoption of Compact - Sec. 12.001. ADOPTION OF COMPACT. This state enacts the Red...

Section 12.002. Text of Compact - Sec. 12.002. TEXT OF COMPACT. The Red River Boundary Compact...

Section 12.003. Negotiations to Resolve Differences - Sec. 12.003. NEGOTIATIONS TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES. (a) Until the State...

Section 12.004. Implementation of Compact - Sec. 12.004. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPACT. (a) If the State of...

Section 12.005. Relation to Other Law and Litigation - Sec. 12.005. RELATION TO OTHER LAW AND LITIGATION. The Red...

Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission

Section 12.051. Definitions - Sec. 12.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 12.052. Creation of Commission - Sec. 12.052. CREATION OF COMMISSION. The Red River Boundary Commission...

Section 12.053. Membership - Sec. 12.053. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The commission is composed of five...

Section 12.054. Compensation - Sec. 12.054. COMPENSATION. A commission member is not entitled to...

Section 12.055. Staff Support - Sec. 12.055. STAFF SUPPORT. The General Land Office, the office...

Section 12.056. Powers and Duties - Sec. 12.056. POWERS AND DUTIES. The commission shall confer and...

Section 12.057. Reports - Sec. 12.057. REPORTS. (a) Not later than January 15, 2015,...

Section 12.058. Expiration of Subchapter - Sec. 12.058. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter expires December 31,...

Subtitle B - Surveys and Surveyors

Chapter 21 - Surveys and Field Notes

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 21.001. Definitions - Sec. 21.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Subchapter B. Surveys

Section 21.011. Surveys of Public Land - Sec. 21.011. SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LAND. Each survey of public...

Section 21.012. Surveys on Navigable Streams - Sec. 21.012. SURVEYS ON NAVIGABLE STREAMS. (a) If the circumstances...

Section 21.013. Surveys Not on a Navigable Stream - Sec. 21.013. SURVEYS NOT ON A NAVIGABLE STREAM. Surveys that...

Section 21.014. Survey for Division Line - Sec. 21.014. SURVEY FOR DIVISION LINE. (a) Before running a...

Subchapter C. Field Notes

Section 21.041. Field Notes of a Survey of Public Land - Sec. 21.041. FIELD NOTES OF A SURVEY OF PUBLIC LAND....

Section 21.042. Surveyor's Certification - Sec. 21.042. SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATION. (a) The surveyor shall certify officially:...

Section 21.043. Lost Field Notes - Sec. 21.043. LOST FIELD NOTES. (a) If the original field...

Section 21.044. Incorrect Field Notes - Sec. 21.044. INCORRECT FIELD NOTES. (a) The commissioner shall have...

Subchapter D. Texas Coordinate Systems

Section 21.071. Adoption of Coordinate Systems - Sec. 21.071. ADOPTION OF COORDINATE SYSTEMS. (a) The systems of...

Section 21.0711. Alternative Coordinate Systems - Sec. 21.0711. ALTERNATIVE COORDINATE SYSTEMS. (a) The Texas Spatial Reference...

Section 21.072. Purpose and Limitations of Coordinate Systems - Sec. 21.072. PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS OF COORDINATE SYSTEMS. (a) The...

Section 21.073. Division of State Into Zones - Sec. 21.073. DIVISION OF STATE INTO ZONES. For the purpose...

Section 21.074. Area Within Zones - Sec. 21.074. AREA WITHIN ZONES. (a) The area included in...

Section 21.075. Zone Names in Land Description - Sec. 21.075. ZONE NAMES IN LAND DESCRIPTION. (a) As established...

Section 21.076. Definitions - Sec. 21.076. DEFINITIONS. (a) For the purpose of precisely defining...

Section 21.077. Unit of Measurement - Sec. 21.077. UNIT OF MEASUREMENT. The unit of measurement in...

Section 21.078. Terms "X Coordinate" and "Y Coordinate" - Sec. 21.078. TERMS "X COORDINATE" AND "Y COORDINATE". (a) The...

Section 21.079. Land in More Than One Zone - Sec. 21.079. LAND IN MORE THAN ONE ZONE. If a...

Chapter 23 - County Surveyors

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 23.001. Definitions - Sec. 23.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 23.011. Election - Sec. 23.011. ELECTION. (a) A county surveyor is elected to...

Section 23.012. Residence - Sec. 23.012. RESIDENCE. The county surveyor shall reside in the...

Section 23.013. Bond - Sec. 23.013. BOND. The county surveyor shall execute a bond...

Section 23.014. Deputy Surveyor - Sec. 23.014. DEPUTY SURVEYOR. (a) A county surveyor may appoint...

Section 23.015. Chain Carriers and Markers - Sec. 23.015. CHAIN CARRIERS AND MARKERS. (a) A county surveyor...

Section 23.016. Office Location - Sec. 23.016. OFFICE LOCATION. (a) The county surveyor's office shall...

Section 23.017. Abolition of Office in Certain Counties - Sec. 23.017. ABOLITION OF OFFICE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. In a...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 23.051. In General - Sec. 23.051. IN GENERAL. The county surveyor shall perform the...

Section 23.0515. Field Notes, Plats, and Other Documents - Sec. 23.0515. FIELD NOTES, PLATS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. (a) In...

Section 23.052. Surveys on Which Patents Are to Be Obtained - Sec. 23.052. SURVEYS ON WHICH PATENTS ARE TO BE OBTAINED....

Section 23.053. Record of Field Notes - Sec. 23.053. RECORD OF FIELD NOTES. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 23.054. Right of Inspection - Sec. 23.054. RIGHT OF INSPECTION. At all times, any interested...

Section 23.055. Bound Records - Sec. 23.055. BOUND RECORDS. If the commissioners court considers it...

Section 23.056. Lost Records - Sec. 23.056. LOST RECORDS. (a) If the maps, field notes,...

Section 23.057. Custody of Records in Absence of County Surveyor; Powers and Duties of County Clerk - Sec. 23.057. CUSTODY OF RECORDS IN ABSENCE OF COUNTY SURVEYOR;...

Section 23.058. Delivery of Records to Successor - Sec. 23.058. DELIVERY OF RECORDS TO SUCCESSOR. On removal from...

Section 23.059. Failure to Survey - Sec. 23.059. FAILURE TO SURVEY. If a county surveyor fails,...

Section 23.060. Fees for Recording and Issuing Documents - Sec. 23.060. FEES FOR RECORDING AND ISSUING DOCUMENTS. (a) The...

Subtitle C - Administration

Chapter 31 - General Land Office

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 31.001. Definitions - Sec. 31.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Appraiser" means a...

Section 31.002. Exemption From Certain Real Estate Transaction Laws - Sec. 31.002. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LAWS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 31.011. Land Office Established - Sec. 31.011. LAND OFFICE ESTABLISHED. There shall be one General...

Section 31.014. Commissioner's Liability - Sec. 31.014. COMMISSIONER'S LIABILITY. The commissioner and a surety on...

Section 31.015. Chief Clerk - Sec. 31.015. CHIEF CLERK. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a...

Section 31.016. Abstract Clerk - Sec. 31.016. ABSTRACT CLERK. The commissioner shall designate one of...

Section 31.017. Receiver - Sec. 31.017. RECEIVER. With the consent of the governor, the...

Section 31.018. Translator - Sec. 31.018. TRANSLATOR. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a translator...

Section 31.019. Surveyors - Sec. 31.019. SURVEYORS. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a chief...

Section 31.021. Reimbursement for Notary Public Expense - Sec. 31.021. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NOTARY PUBLIC EXPENSE. The land office...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 31.051. General Duties - Sec. 31.051. GENERAL DUTIES. The commissioner shall: (1) superintend, control,...

Section 31.0515. Duties Related to the Alamo Complex - Sec. 31.0515. DUTIES RELATED TO THE ALAMO COMPLEX. The land...

Section 31.052. Custody of Records - Sec. 31.052. CUSTODY OF RECORDS. (a) Books, accounts, records, papers,...

Section 31.053. Filing Papers - Sec. 31.053. FILING PAPERS. (a) The commissioner shall adopt the...

Section 31.054. Public Access to and Removal of Papers - Sec. 31.054. PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND REMOVAL OF PAPERS. (a)...

Section 31.056. Revision, Compilation, and Printing of Abstracts - Sec. 31.056. REVISION, COMPILATION, AND PRINTING OF ABSTRACTS. (a) The...

Section 31.058. Receiving Funds - Sec. 31.058. RECEIVING FUNDS. (a) The receiver shall receive funds...

Section 31.059. Receiver's Books - Sec. 31.059. RECEIVER'S BOOKS. (a) The receiver shall keep books...

Section 31.062. Embezzlement - Sec. 31.062. EMBEZZLEMENT. If a suspended receiver is found guilty...

Section 31.064. Setting and Collecting Fees - Sec. 31.064. SETTING AND COLLECTING FEES. The commissioner shall set...

Section 31.065. Authority to Accept Grants, Gifts, Devises, Trusts, and Bequests - Sec. 31.065. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GRANTS, GIFTS, DEVISES, TRUSTS, AND...

Section 31.0655. Save Texas History and Adopt-a-Beach Programs - Sec. 31.0655. SAVE TEXAS HISTORY AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAMS. (a) For...

Section 31.066. Authority to Accept Title to a Site Following Completion of Remedial Action in Accordance With Federal Law - Sec. 31.066. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT TITLE TO A SITE FOLLOWING...

Section 31.067. Authority to Sell Certain Agency Real Property - Sec. 31.067. AUTHORITY TO SELL CERTAIN AGENCY REAL PROPERTY. The...

Section 31.0671. Agency Authority to Sell or Exchange Real Property - Sec. 31.0671. AGENCY AUTHORITY TO SELL OR EXCHANGE REAL PROPERTY....

Section 31.0672. Authority to Conduct Certain Real Property Transactions - Sec. 31.0672. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. (a)...

Section 31.068. Standing to Enforce Restrictions - Sec. 31.068. STANDING TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS. (a) The commissioner and...

Section 31.069. Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Services After Declared Natural Disaster - Sec. 31.069. INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES AFTER DECLARED NATURAL...

Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management

Section 31.153. Real Property Accounting and Records - Sec. 31.153. REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS. (a) All real...

Section 31.154. Real Property Inventory - Sec. 31.154. REAL PROPERTY INVENTORY. The division shall review and...

Section 31.155. Special Status of Certain Agencies - Sec. 31.155. SPECIAL STATUS OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) The division...

Section 31.156. Real Property Review - Sec. 31.156. REAL PROPERTY REVIEW. (a) The division shall review...

Section 31.157. Evaluation Report - Sec. 31.157. EVALUATION REPORT. (a) The commissioner shall prepare a...

Section 31.1571. Governor's Report - Sec. 31.1571. GOVERNOR'S REPORT. (a) At any time, the commissioner...

Section 31.1573. Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Governor - Sec. 31.1573. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNOR. (a) The...

Section 31.158. Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Legislature - Sec. 31.158. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY LEGISLATURE. (a) If...

Section 31.1581. Transfer of Real Property for Use as Affordable Housing - Sec. 31.1581. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY FOR USE AS AFFORDABLE...

Section 31.1582. Sale of Certain Mineral Interests - Sec. 31.1582. SALE OF CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS. (a) If the...

Section 31.1585. Certain Proceeds - Sec. 31.1585. CERTAIN PROCEEDS. Notwithstanding any other law, proceeds from...

Section 31.159. First Option to Purchase - Sec. 31.159. FIRST OPTION TO PURCHASE. (a) The School Land...

Section 31.161. Development Plan - Sec. 31.161. DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a) If the state intends to...

Section 31.1611. Public Hearing Before Preparation of Development Plan - Sec. 31.1611. PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a)...

Section 31.162. Submission of the Plan to Affected Local Government - Sec. 31.162. SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN TO AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT....

Section 31.163. Rezoning - Sec. 31.163. REZONING. (a) If the plan would require zoning...

Section 31.164. Fees and Assessments - Sec. 31.164. FEES AND ASSESSMENTS. (a) The local government may...

Section 31.165. Special Board of Review - Sec. 31.165. SPECIAL BOARD OF REVIEW. (a) If the local...

Section 31.166. Hearing - Sec. 31.166. HEARING. (a) The special board of review shall...

Section 31.167. Binding Effect of Development Plan - Sec. 31.167. BINDING EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a) Except as...

Subchapter G. Super Collider Site

Section 31.307. Dedication of Roads - Sec. 31.307. DEDICATION OF ROADS. The commissioner may dedicate roads...

Section 31.308. Conveyance of Surface and Subsurface Estate - Sec. 31.308. CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ESTATE. (a) In...

Section 31.309. Preference Right to Purchase Certain Real Property - Sec. 31.309. PREFERENCE RIGHT TO PURCHASE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY. (a)...

Subchapter H. Use of State Energy Resources

Section 31.401. Natural Gas Acquisition Contracts - Sec. 31.401. NATURAL GAS ACQUISITION CONTRACTS. (a) The land office...

Section 31.402. Rules - Sec. 31.402. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary...

Subchapter I. The Alamo Complex

Section 31.450. Findings; Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 31.450. FINDINGS; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The legislature finds...

Section 31.451. Preservation and Maintenance of Alamo - Sec. 31.451. PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALAMO. (a) The Alamo...

Section 31.452. Assistance From State Preservation Board - Sec. 31.452. ASSISTANCE FROM STATE PRESERVATION BOARD. The land office...

Section 31.453. Agreement With Daughters of the Republic of Texas - Sec. 31.453. AGREEMENT WITH DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS....

Section 31.454. The Alamo Complex Account - Sec. 31.454. THE ALAMO COMPLEX ACCOUNT. (a) The Alamo complex...

Section 31.455. Alamo Preservation Advisory Board - Sec. 31.455. ALAMO PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The land office...

Chapter 32 - School Land Board

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...

Chapter 33 - Management of Coastal Public Land

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 33.001. Policy - Sec. 33.001. POLICY. (a) The surface estate in the coastal...

Section 33.002. Purpose - Sec. 33.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 33.003. Short Title - Sec. 33.003. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 33.004. Definitions - Sec. 33.004. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Land office" means...

Section 33.005. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 33.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 33.011. Board to Administer, Implement, and Enforce Chapter - Sec. 33.011. BOARD TO ADMINISTER, IMPLEMENT, AND ENFORCE CHAPTER. The...

Section 33.012. Land Office to Assist Board - Sec. 33.012. LAND OFFICE TO ASSIST BOARD. The appropriate staff...

Section 33.013. Additional Personnel - Sec. 33.013. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. The commissioner may employ any additional...

Section 33.015. Special Account - Sec. 33.015. SPECIAL ACCOUNT. (a) A dedicated account is created,...

Section 33.016. Disposition of Other Funds - Sec. 33.016. DISPOSITION OF OTHER FUNDS. Money received by the...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 33.051. General Duty - Sec. 33.051. GENERAL DUTY. The board, the commissioner, the land...

Section 33.052. Development of Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.052. DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner...

Section 33.053. Elements of Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.053. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The coastal...

Section 33.054. Review and Amendment of Management Program - Sec. 33.054. REVIEW AND AMENDMENT OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. The commissioner...

Section 33.055. Public Hearings to Consider Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.055. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. In...

Section 33.056. Structures on Land Adjacent to Coastal Public Land - Sec. 33.056. STRUCTURES ON LAND ADJACENT TO COASTAL PUBLIC LAND....

Section 33.057. Gifts of Interests in Land - Sec. 33.057. GIFTS OF INTERESTS IN LAND. (a) The board...

Section 33.058. Purchase of Fee and Lesser Interests in Land - Sec. 33.058. PURCHASE OF FEE AND LESSER INTERESTS IN LAND....

Section 33.059. Studies - Sec. 33.059. STUDIES. The board may study various coastal engineering...

Section 33.060. Locating and Marking Boundaries - Sec. 33.060. LOCATING AND MARKING BOUNDARIES. The board may locate...

Section 33.061. Complaints - Sec. 33.061. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall receive and evaluate...

Section 33.062. Designated Official Representative - Sec. 33.062. DESIGNATED OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE. The board is designated and...

Section 33.063. Fees - Sec. 33.063. FEES. The board may prescribe reasonable filing fees...

Section 33.064. Rules - Sec. 33.064. RULES. The board may adopt procedural and substantive...

Section 33.065. Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network - Sec. 33.065. TEXAS COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVATION NETWORK. (a) The Texas...

Subchapter D. Rights in Coastal Public Land

Section 33.101. Application to Acquire Rights in Coastal Public Land - Sec. 33.101. APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS IN COASTAL PUBLIC LAND....

Section 33.102. Contents of Application - Sec. 33.102. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application to acquire rights...

Section 33.103. Interests Which May Be Granted by the Board - Sec. 33.103. INTERESTS WHICH MAY BE GRANTED BY THE BOARD....

Section 33.104. Determination of Terms of Grant; Consummation of Transaction - Sec. 33.104. DETERMINATION OF TERMS OF GRANT; CONSUMMATION OF TRANSACTION....

Section 33.105. Persons to Whom Interest in Land May Be Granted - Sec. 33.105. PERSONS TO WHOM INTEREST IN LAND MAY BE...

Section 33.106. Policies, Provisions, and Conditions of Leases - Sec. 33.106. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF LEASES. In addition...

Section 33.107. Protection of Rights - Sec. 33.107. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS. The littoral rights of the...

Section 33.108. Rights of the Public - Sec. 33.108. RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC. Members of the public...

Section 33.109. Counties and Cities Eligible to Lease Coastal Public Land - Sec. 33.109. COUNTIES AND CITIES ELIGIBLE TO LEASE COASTAL PUBLIC...

Section 33.110. Contracts and Franchises - Sec. 33.110. CONTRACTS AND FRANCHISES. (a) With the approval of...

Section 33.111. Granting Easements - Sec. 33.111. GRANTING EASEMENTS. (a) The board may grant easement...

Section 33.112. Failure to Obtain an Easement - Sec. 33.112. FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN EASEMENT. (a) Any owner...

Section 33.113. Interpretation of Easement Grant - Sec. 33.113. INTERPRETATION OF EASEMENT GRANT. The grant of an...

Section 33.114. Policies, Provisions, and Conditions of Easements - Sec. 33.114. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF EASEMENTS. In addition...

Section 33.115. Piers - Sec. 33.115. PIERS. (a) Without obtaining an easement from the...

Section 33.116. Failure to Register Pier - Sec. 33.116. FAILURE TO REGISTER PIER. Any owner of littoral...

Section 33.117. Public Policy of State to Be Considered - Sec. 33.117. PUBLIC POLICY OF STATE TO BE CONSIDERED. In...

Section 33.118. Single Permit - Sec. 33.118. SINGLE PERMIT. If the activity for which the...

Section 33.119. Issuance of Permits - Sec. 33.119. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. The board may issue permits...

Section 33.120. Failure to Obtain a Permit - Sec. 33.120. FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. A person who...

Section 33.121. Unauthorized Structures - Sec. 33.121. UNAUTHORIZED STRUCTURES. Any person who constructs, fixes, or...

Section 33.122. Exception to Permit Requirement - Sec. 33.122. EXCEPTION TO PERMIT REQUIREMENT. No permit may be...

Section 33.123. Policies, Provisions, and Conditions of Permits - Sec. 33.123. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF PERMITS. In addition...

Section 33.124. Permits Prohibited for Certain Structures - Sec. 33.124. PERMITS PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES. The board may...

Section 33.125. Automatic Revocation and Termination of a Permit - Sec. 33.125. AUTOMATIC REVOCATION AND TERMINATION OF A PERMIT. A...

Section 33.126. Termination of Permit by Board - Sec. 33.126. TERMINATION OF PERMIT BY BOARD. Each permit shall...

Section 33.127. Terms and Renewal of Permits - Sec. 33.127. TERMS AND RENEWAL OF PERMITS. Permits may be...

Section 33.128. Use of Previously Unauthorized Structures - Sec. 33.128. USE OF PREVIOUSLY UNAUTHORIZED STRUCTURES. Previously unauthorized structures...

Section 33.129. Prohibitions on the Grant of Permits - Sec. 33.129. PROHIBITIONS ON THE GRANT OF PERMITS. The board...

Section 33.130. Repairs and Rebuilding - Sec. 33.130. REPAIRS AND REBUILDING. If a structure for which...

Section 33.131. Structures as Property of the State - Sec. 33.131. STRUCTURES AS PROPERTY OF THE STATE. A structure...

Section 33.132. Registration by Board - Sec. 33.132. REGISTRATION BY BOARD. (a) The registration by the...

Section 33.133. Remedies Cumulative - Sec. 33.133. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. Remedies provided in this subchapter are...

Section 33.134. Use and Development of Land by Littoral Owner - Sec. 33.134. USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND BY LITTORAL OWNER....

Section 33.135. Notice to Purchaser or Grantee of Coastal Area Property - Sec. 33.135. NOTICE TO PURCHASER OR GRANTEE OF COASTAL AREA...

Section 33.136. Property Rights: Preservation of Littoral Rights - Sec. 33.136. PROPERTY RIGHTS: PRESERVATION OF LITTORAL RIGHTS. (a) Notwithstanding...

Subchapter E. Enforcement and Appeal

Section 33.171. Enforcement of Rights of Littoral Owners - Sec. 33.171. ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS OF LITTORAL OWNERS. (a) A...

Section 33.172. Venue - Sec. 33.172. VENUE. Unless expressly waived in writing by the...

Section 33.173. Right to Appeal - Sec. 33.173. RIGHT TO APPEAL. Any interested party who is...

Section 33.174. Time for Filing Petition - Sec. 33.174. TIME FOR FILING PETITION. The petition for the...

Section 33.175. Service of Citation - Sec. 33.175. SERVICE OF CITATION. Service of citation on the...

Section 33.176. Issue on Appeal - Sec. 33.176. ISSUE ON APPEAL. In an appeal of a...

Subchapter F. Coastal Coordination

Section 33.201. Short Title - Sec. 33.201. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 33.202. Policy - Sec. 33.202. POLICY. (a) It is declared to be the...

Section 33.203. Definitions - Sec. 33.203. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coastal natural resource...

Section 33.204. Administration of Coastal Management Program - Sec. 33.204. ADMINISTRATION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner...

Section 33.2041. Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee - Sec. 33.2041. COASTAL COORDINATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The commissioner by...

Section 33.205. Consistency With Coastal Management Program; Commissioner Review - Sec. 33.205. CONSISTENCY WITH COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; COMMISSIONER REVIEW. (a)...

Section 33.2051. Agency Rulemaking Actions - Sec. 33.2051. AGENCY RULEMAKING ACTIONS. (a) The land office shall...

Section 33.2052. Certification of Agency Rules; Agency Actions Considered Consistent - Sec. 33.2052. CERTIFICATION OF AGENCY RULES; AGENCY ACTIONS CONSIDERED CONSISTENT....

Section 33.2053. Individual Agency or Subdivision Actions - Sec. 33.2053. INDIVIDUAL AGENCY OR SUBDIVISION ACTIONS. (a) The land...

Section 33.206. Action by Commissioner or Attorney General - Sec. 33.206. ACTION BY COMMISSIONER OR ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) A...

Section 33.207. Commissioner Recommendations - Sec. 33.207. COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDATIONS. In addition to the report required...

Section 33.208. Enforcement - Sec. 33.208. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The agency or subdivision with jurisdiction...

Section 33.209. Prohibition on Special Area Management Plans - Sec. 33.209. PROHIBITION ON SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLANS. The land...

Section 33.210. Private Property - Sec. 33.210. PRIVATE PROPERTY. The requirements of this subchapter may...

Subchapter G. Coastal Wetland Acquisition

Section 33.231. Short Title - Sec. 33.231. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 33.232. Policy - Sec. 33.232. POLICY. It is the declared policy of the...

Section 33.233. Definitions - Sec. 33.233. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Acquiring agency" means...

Section 33.234. Duties and Authority of Acquiring Agency - Sec. 33.234. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF ACQUIRING AGENCY. (a) The...

Section 33.235. Agricultural Exemption - Sec. 33.235. AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION. Coastal wetland used only for farming...

Section 33.236. Duties and Authority to Certify - Sec. 33.236. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY TO CERTIFY. (a) The land...

Section 33.237. Most Essential Coastal Wetland Certification - Sec. 33.237. MOST ESSENTIAL COASTAL WETLAND CERTIFICATION. (a) In selecting...

Section 33.238. Funding - Sec. 33.238. FUNDING. The acquiring agency may compensate the seller...

Subchapter H. Coastal Erosion

Section 33.601. Definitions - Sec. 33.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...

Section 33.602. Coastal Erosion Duties and Authority - Sec. 33.602. COASTAL EROSION DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. (a) The land...

Section 33.603. Coastal Erosion Studies and Projects - Sec. 33.603. COASTAL EROSION STUDIES AND PROJECTS. (a) The land...

Section 33.604. Coastal Erosion Response Account - Sec. 33.604. COASTAL EROSION RESPONSE ACCOUNT. (a) The coastal erosion...

Section 33.605. Uses of Account - Sec. 33.605. USES OF ACCOUNT. (a) Money in the account...

Section 33.606. Grants and Gifts - Sec. 33.606. GRANTS AND GIFTS. The commissioner may apply for,...

Section 33.607. Coastal Erosion Public Awareness and Education; Local Government Planning and Regulation - Sec. 33.607. COASTAL EROSION PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT...

Section 33.608. Report to Legislature - Sec. 33.608. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Each biennium, the commissioner shall...

Section 33.609. Landowner Consent - Sec. 33.609. LANDOWNER CONSENT. (a) The commissioner may not undertake...

Section 33.610. Removal of Submerged Land From Appraisal and Tax Rolls - Sec. 33.610. REMOVAL OF SUBMERGED LAND FROM APPRAISAL AND TAX...

Section 33.611. Immunity - Sec. 33.611. IMMUNITY. (a) This state, the commissioner, and land...

Section 33.612. Judicial Review - Sec. 33.612. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Judicial review of rights affected...

Section 33.613. Closure or Modification of Certain Man-Made Passes - Sec. 33.613. CLOSURE OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN MAN-MADE PASSES. (a)...

Subchapter I. Coastal Protection and Improvement

Section 33.651. Definitions - Sec. 33.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bond" means any...

Section 33.652. Applicability of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities - Sec. 33.652. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. The provisions...

Section 33.653. Creation of Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund - Sec. 33.653. CREATION OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a)...

Section 33.654. Use of Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund - Sec. 33.654. USE OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a)...

Section 33.655. County Coastal Protection and Improvement Fund - Sec. 33.655. COUNTY COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a) Each...

Section 33.656. Projects That Qualify for Funding - Sec. 33.656. PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FUNDING. To qualify for...

Section 33.657. Qualified Agreement - Sec. 33.657. QUALIFIED AGREEMENT. (a) The land office and a...

Section 33.658. Qualified Payment - Sec. 33.658. QUALIFIED PAYMENT. (a) The commissioner shall make qualified...

Section 33.659. General Powers of Coastal Counties - Sec. 33.659. GENERAL POWERS OF COASTAL COUNTIES. (a) In addition...

Section 33.660. Authority to Contract - Sec. 33.660. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) A coastal county may...

Section 33.661. Funds Available for Qualified Projects - Sec. 33.661. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED PROJECTS. (a) A coastal...

Section 33.662. Bonds Eligible for Purchase - Sec. 33.662. BONDS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE. Bonds issued by a...

Section 33.663. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 33.663. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter shall be liberally...

Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 34.001. Definitions - Sec. 34.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a...

Section 34.002. Application of Chapter - Sec. 34.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) The provisions of this...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 34.011. Boards for Lease - Sec. 34.011. BOARDS FOR LEASE. Boards for lease are created...

Section 34.012. Title of Board - Sec. 34.012. TITLE OF BOARD. The title of each board...

Section 34.013. Members of Board - Sec. 34.013. MEMBERS OF BOARD. (a) The membership of each...

Section 34.0131. Appointments Without Discrimination - Sec. 34.0131. APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. Appointments to the board shall...

Section 34.0132. Disqualification of Lobbyists - Sec. 34.0132. DISQUALIFICATION OF LOBBYISTS. A person who is required...

Section 34.0133. Conflicts of Interest Prohibited - Sec. 34.0133. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROHIBITED. An officer, employee, or...

Section 34.0134. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 34.0134. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...

Section 34.0135. Policies on Public Hearings - Sec. 34.0135. POLICIES ON PUBLIC HEARINGS. The board shall develop...

Section 34.014. Officers of Board - Sec. 34.014. OFFICERS OF BOARD. (a) The commissioner is the...

Section 34.015. Quorum - Sec. 34.015. QUORUM. A majority of a board constitutes a...

Section 34.016. Records of Board - Sec. 34.016. RECORDS OF BOARD. A board shall keep a...

Section 34.017. Special Mineral Funds - Sec. 34.017. SPECIAL MINERAL FUNDS. Special funds are created in...

Section 34.018. Deposit of Receipts - Sec. 34.018. DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS. Amounts received under the provisions...

Section 34.019. Expenditures - Sec. 34.019. EXPENDITURES. (a) The expenses of executing the provisions...

Section 34.0192. Audit - Sec. 34.0192. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the board are...

Section 34.020. Filing in General Land Office - Sec. 34.020. FILING IN GENERAL LAND OFFICE. All surveys, files,...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 34.051. Land Subject to Lease - Sec. 34.051. LAND SUBJECT TO LEASE. Land owned by or...

Section 34.052. Subdivision of Land - Sec. 34.052. SUBDIVISION OF LAND. A board may have the...

Section 34.053. Maps and Plats - Sec. 34.053. MAPS AND PLATS. A board may make maps...

Section 34.054. Abstracts of Title - Sec. 34.054. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. A board may obtain authentic...

Section 34.055. Geological Surveys and Investigations - Sec. 34.055. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS. A board may issue...

Section 34.056. Placing Lease on Market - Sec. 34.056. PLACING LEASE ON MARKET. If a board determines...

Section 34.057. Lease Provisions - Sec. 34.057. LEASE PROVISIONS. (a) Leases shall be advertised and...

Section 34.064. Easements - Sec. 34.064. EASEMENTS. (a) A board may grant easements of...

Section 34.065. Rules - Sec. 34.065. RULES. A board may adopt rules and collect...

Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 40.001. Short Title - Sec. 40.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 40.002. Policy - Sec. 40.002. POLICY. (a) The legislature finds and declares that...

Section 40.003. Definitions - Sec. 40.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Barrel" means 42...

Section 40.004. Administration of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup - Sec. 40.004. ADMINISTRATION OF OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP. (a)...

Section 40.005. Administration of Hazardous Substance Spill Response and Cleanup - Sec. 40.005. ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP....

Section 40.007. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 40.007. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commissioner may...

Section 40.008. Railroad Commission Authority - Sec. 40.008. RAILROAD COMMISSION AUTHORITY. The Railroad Commission of Texas...

Subchapter B. Discharge Response

Section 40.051. Notification - Sec. 40.051. NOTIFICATION. On notification of an actual or threatened...

Section 40.052. Hazardous Substances Discharges - Sec. 40.052. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DISCHARGES. If the unauthorized discharge involves...

Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response

Section 40.101. Notification and Response - Sec. 40.101. NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE. (a) Any person responsible for...

Section 40.102. Response Coordination - Sec. 40.102. RESPONSE COORDINATION. (a) In responding to actual or...

Section 40.103. Assistance and Compensation - Sec. 40.103. ASSISTANCE AND COMPENSATION. (a) Subject to the commissioner's...

Section 40.104. Qualified Immunity for Response Actions - Sec. 40.104. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS. (a) No action...

Section 40.105. Equipment and Personnel - Sec. 40.105. EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL. The commissioner may establish and...

Section 40.106. Refusal to Cooperate - Sec. 40.106. REFUSAL TO COOPERATE. (a) If a responsible person,...

Section 40.107. Natural Resources Damages - Sec. 40.107. NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGES. (a) (1) In any action...

Section 40.108. Derelict Vessels and Structures - Sec. 40.108. DERELICT VESSELS AND STRUCTURES. (a) A person may...

Section 40.109. Registration of Terminal Facilities - Sec. 40.109. REGISTRATION OF TERMINAL FACILITIES. (a) A person may...

Section 40.110. General Terms - Sec. 40.110. GENERAL TERMS. (a) Discharge prevention and response certificates...

Section 40.111. Information - Sec. 40.111. INFORMATION. Each applicant for a discharge prevention and...

Section 40.112. Issuance - Sec. 40.112. ISSUANCE. On compliance with Sections 40.109 through 40.111,...

Section 40.113. Suspension - Sec. 40.113. SUSPENSION. If the commissioner determines that a registrant...

Section 40.114. Contingency Plans for Vessels - Sec. 40.114. CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR VESSELS. (a) Any vessel with...

Section 40.116. Audits, Inspections, and Drills - Sec. 40.116. AUDITS, INSPECTIONS, AND DRILLS. The commissioner may subject...

Section 40.117. Regulations - Sec. 40.117. REGULATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall from time to...

Subchapter D. Payment of Costs and Damages

Section 40.151. Coastal Protection Fund - Sec. 40.151. COASTAL PROTECTION FUND. (a) The purpose of this...

Section 40.152. Use of Fund - Sec. 40.152. USE OF FUND. (a) Money in the fund...

Section 40.153. Reimbursement of Fund - Sec. 40.153. REIMBURSEMENT OF FUND. The commissioner shall recover to...

Section 40.154. Coastal Protection Fee; Administrative Costs - Sec. 40.154. COASTAL PROTECTION FEE; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. (a) There is...

Section 40.155. Determination of Fee - Sec. 40.155. DETERMINATION OF FEE. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 40.156. Administration of Fee - Sec. 40.156. ADMINISTRATION OF FEE. (a) The comptroller shall administer...

Section 40.157. Liability of the Fund - Sec. 40.157. LIABILITY OF THE FUND. (a) Persons who incur...

Section 40.158. Exceptions to Liability - Sec. 40.158. EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 40.159. Claims From Discharges of Oil - Sec. 40.159. CLAIMS FROM DISCHARGES OF OIL. (a) (1) On...

Section 40.160. Payment of Awards - Sec. 40.160. PAYMENT OF AWARDS. (a) The commissioner shall establish...

Section 40.161. Reimbursement of Fund - Sec. 40.161. REIMBURSEMENT OF FUND. (a) The commissioner shall diligently...

Section 40.162. Awards Exceeding Fund - Sec. 40.162. AWARDS EXCEEDING FUND. (a) If the total awards...

Subchapter E. Liability of Persons Responsible

Section 40.201. Financial Responsibility - Sec. 40.201. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) Each owner or operator of...

Section 40.202. Response Costs and Damages Liability - Sec. 40.202. RESPONSE COSTS AND DAMAGES LIABILITY. (a) Subject to...

Section 40.203. Liability for Natural Resources Damages - Sec. 40.203. LIABILITY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGES. (a) The commissioner,...

Section 40.204. Defenses - Sec. 40.204. DEFENSES. The only defense of a person responsible...

Section 40.205. Third Parties - Sec. 40.205. THIRD PARTIES. If a responsible person alleges a...

Subchapter F. Enforcement

Section 40.251. Penalties - Sec. 40.251. PENALTIES. (a) A person who intentionally commits any...

Section 40.252. Administrative Penalties - Sec. 40.252. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. The commissioner may assess administrative penalties...

Section 40.253. Cumulative Enforcement - Sec. 40.253. CUMULATIVE ENFORCEMENT. This subchapter is cumulative of all...

Section 40.254. Orders and Hearings - Sec. 40.254. ORDERS AND HEARINGS. (a) The commissioner shall assess...

Section 40.255. Actions - Sec. 40.255. ACTIONS. (a) The commissioner may seek injunctive relief...

Section 40.256. Individual Cause of Action - Sec. 40.256. INDIVIDUAL CAUSE OF ACTION. The remedies in this...

Section 40.257. Venue - Sec. 40.257. VENUE. (a) Venue for all actions and prosecution...

Section 40.258. Federal Law - Sec. 40.258. FEDERAL LAW. (a) (1) The commissioner shall promulgate...

Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 40.301. Interstate Compacts - Sec. 40.301. INTERSTATE COMPACTS. The commissioner may enter into compacts...

Section 40.302. Institutions of Higher Education - Sec. 40.302. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. The commissioner by interagency...

Section 40.304. Small Spill Education Program - Sec. 40.304. SMALL SPILL EDUCATION PROGRAM. The commissioner shall develop...

Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain

Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 51.001. Definitions - Sec. 51.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable

Section 51.011. Management of Public School Land - Sec. 51.011. MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND. Text of subsection...

Section 51.012. Commissioner's Authority - Sec. 51.012. COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY. Subject to the authority of the...

Section 51.0125. Land Used by State Agency - Sec. 51.0125. LAND USED BY STATE AGENCY. Land that belongs...

Section 51.013. Classification of Land - Sec. 51.013. CLASSIFICATION OF LAND. (a) As the public interest...

Section 51.014. Rules - Sec. 51.014. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to...

Section 51.015. Forms - Sec. 51.015. FORMS. The commissioner shall adopt forms that are...

Section 51.016. Duties of the Attorney General - Sec. 51.016. DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general...

Section 51.017. Furnishing Data to Board of Education - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.017....

Section 51.017. Furnishing Data to Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation - Text of section effective on December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.017....

Section 51.018. Records and Accounts - Sec. 51.018. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS. The commissioner shall keep in...

Section 51.019. Special Fee - Sec. 51.019. SPECIAL FEE. Each bidder on a mineral lease...

Section 51.020. Refunds - Sec. 51.020. REFUNDS. (a) On presentation of proper proof, money...

Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land

Section 51.051. Sale of Land - Sec. 51.051. SALE OF LAND. All sales of land described...

Section 51.052. Conditions for Sale of Land - Sec. 51.052. CONDITIONS FOR SALE OF LAND. (a) Repealed by...

Section 51.054. Reservation of Minerals - Sec. 51.054. RESERVATION OF MINERALS. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 51.0551. Lists of Public Land Offered for Sale: Criminal Penalties - Sec. 51.0551. LISTS OF PUBLIC LAND OFFERED FOR SALE: CRIMINAL...

Section 51.056. Application or Request to Purchase Land - Sec. 51.056. APPLICATION OR REQUEST TO PURCHASE LAND. A person...

Section 51.065. Notice and Record of Sale - Sec. 51.065. NOTICE AND RECORD OF SALE. (a) The commissioner...

Section 51.066. Land Award - Sec. 51.066. LAND AWARD. (a) The commissioner shall prepare and...

Section 51.067. Information Required With Payments - Sec. 51.067. INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH PAYMENTS. A person who is...

Section 51.068. Fund Accounts - Sec. 51.068. FUND ACCOUNTS. (a) Payments of principal, interest, and...

Section 51.069. Disposition of Payments on Public School Land - Sec. 51.069. DISPOSITION OF PAYMENTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND. Payments...

Section 51.070. Unpaid Principal on Public School Land Sales - Sec. 51.070. UNPAID PRINCIPAL ON PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SALES. (a)...

Section 51.071. Forfeiture of Land - Sec. 51.071. FORFEITURE OF LAND. (a) If principal, accrued interest,...

Section 51.072. Effect of Forfeiture - Sec. 51.072. EFFECT OF FORFEITURE. In cases of forfeiture, the...

Section 51.073. Classification and Sale of Leased and Forfeited Land - Sec. 51.073. CLASSIFICATION AND SALE OF LEASED AND FORFEITED LAND....

Section 51.074. Reinstatement of Land Purchases - Sec. 51.074. REINSTATEMENT OF LAND PURCHASES. (a) If no rights...

Section 51.075. Forfeiture of a Deceased Purchaser's Land - Sec. 51.075. FORFEITURE OF A DECEASED PURCHASER'S LAND. (a) If...

Section 51.076. Legal Proceedings - Sec. 51.076. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. None of the provisions of Sections...

Section 51.077. Lien - Sec. 51.077. LIEN. To secure the payment of principal and...

Section 51.0771. Reinstatement Fee - Sec. 51.0771. REINSTATEMENT FEE. (a) A reinstatement fee is due...

Section 51.078. Transfer of Indebtedness - Sec. 51.078. TRANSFER OF INDEBTEDNESS. (a) If a person or...

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