Sec. 52.027. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. (a) A lessee may relinquish his lease to the state at any time by recording the relinquishment in each county in which all or part of the leased area is located.
(b) Within 90 days after the execution of the relinquishment, the recorded relinquishment or a certified copy of the recorded relinquishment together with a filing fee set by the commissioner in an amount not less than $5 shall be filed in the land office.
(c) After the lessee relinquishes the area, he is relieved of any further obligations to the state, but the relinquishment does not release the lessee from any obligations or liabilities previously accrued in favor of the state.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 404, ch. 81, Sec. 21(j), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain
Subchapter B. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land
Section 52.011. Area Subject to Lease
Section 52.012. Conditions for Lease
Section 52.013. Determination of Lease Price and Delay Rentals
Section 52.014. Date for Lease and Notice
Section 52.017. Keeping and Opening Bids
Section 52.018. Void Application
Section 52.020. Return of Payments on Rejected Applications
Section 52.023. Lease Provisions for Drilling and Reworking
Section 52.024. Lease Provisions for Shut-in Oil or Gas Royalty and Compensatory Royalty
Section 52.026. Lease Transfer
Section 52.027. Lease Relinquishment
Section 52.028. Suspension of Lease Because of Litigation
Section 52.029. Forfeiture of Rights
Section 52.030. Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations
Section 52.0301. Suspension of Terms of Lease in Certain Situations
Section 52.031. Extension of Lease by Commissioner
Section 52.032. Regulation of Development and Operations