Sec. 134.075. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL. (a) A permit holder may apply for renewal.
(b) After the public notice requirements of Sections 134.058 through 134.062 have been met, the commission shall renew the permit unless the opponents of renewal establish and the commission makes written findings that:
(1) the terms of the existing permit are not being satisfactorily met;
(2) the present surface coal mining and reclamation operation does not comply with the environmental protection standards of this chapter;
(3) the requested renewal substantially jeopardizes the operator's continuing responsibility for existing permit areas;
(4) the operator has not provided evidence that the performance bond in effect for the operation and any additional bond the commission may require under Section 134.121 will continue in effect for the renewal requested in the application; or
(5) additional revised or updated information required by the commission has not been provided.
(c) Before renewing a permit, the commission shall notify the appropriate public authorities.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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