Sec. 53.015. APPLICATION FOR LEASE. (a) At any time during the term of the permit, the permittee may file an application to lease the area or a designated portion of the area covered by the permit for the purpose of mining or producing the minerals covered by the permit.
(b) An application to lease must designate the specific minerals the permittee is applying to lease. The commissioner may determine any additional information an application must contain.
(c) If the area designated for lease in the application is less than the area covered by the permit, the applicant shall include with the application field notes prepared by the county surveyor or by a licensed state land surveyor describing the land designated.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2470, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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