Sec. 53.013. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. (a) The commissioner may issue to the first applicant a permit to prospect the area designated in the applicant's application for a period up to one year from the date the application is filed. If the commissioner elects to grant the application for a permit to prospect under the provisions of this subchapter, the permit shall not be issued until after the land office receives the rental payment set by the commissioner.
(b) After receipt of an additional rental payment set by the commissioner, the commissioner may extend the permit for a period of one year.
(c) No permit may be extended for a period of more than five consecutive years from the date of its issuance.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2470, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 19, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain
Subchapter B. Prospect and Lease on State Land
Section 53.011. Land Subject to Prospect
Section 53.012. Application for Right to Prospect
Section 53.013. Conditions of Permit
Section 53.015. Application for Lease
Section 53.016. Issuance of Lease
Section 53.020. Assignment and Transfer
Section 53.021. Forfeiture of Lease
Section 53.023. Immediate Lease
Section 53.024. Penalty and Interest
Section 53.025. Lease Relinquishment
Section 53.026. In Kind Royalty