Sec. 134.056. SMALL MINE EXEMPTION. The commission shall designate a qualified public or private laboratory to prepare the determination of probable hydrologic consequences and statement of the results of test borings or core samplings required by Section 134.052 and shall pay the costs of preparing the determination and statement if:
(1) a surface coal mining operator makes a request in writing; and
(2) the commission finds that the probable total annual production at all locations of the surface coal mining operator will not exceed 300,000 tons.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1307, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 134 - Texas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act
Subchapter D. Surface Coal Mining Permits
Section 134.051. Permit Required for Operation
Section 134.052. Contents of Permit Application
Section 134.053. Liability Insurance Policy
Section 134.054. Application Fees
Section 134.056. Small Mine Exemption
Section 134.057. Public Inspection of Application
Section 134.058. Notice by Applicant
Section 134.059. Notification by Commission
Section 134.061. Written Objections
Section 134.062. Request for Public Hearing; Notice
Section 134.063. Notice of Approval or Denial
Section 134.065. Permit Approval or Denial
Section 134.066. Written Findings Required
Section 134.067. Determination of Ownership
Section 134.068. Schedule of Notices of Violations
Section 134.069. Effect of Past or Present Violation
Section 134.070. Permit for Mining on Prime Farmland
Section 134.072. Termination on Failure to Begin Operations
Section 134.073. Successor in Interest
Section 134.074. Right to Renewal
Section 134.075. Application for and Issuance of Renewal
Section 134.076. Extension of Permit Area
Section 134.077. Term of Renewal Permit
Section 134.078. Time Limit for Renewal Application
Section 134.079. Application for Permit Revision
Section 134.080. Approval of Permit Revision
Section 134.081. Guidelines for Revision
Section 134.082. Commission Requirement of Permit Revision or Modification
Section 134.083. Transfer of Permit
Section 134.084. Suspension or Rescission of Improvidently Issued Permit
Section 134.085. Review Periods for New Permits, Renewals, and Revisions