Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 131.354 — COMMISSION JURISDICTION
NR § 131.354Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 131. URANIUM SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. I. PERMITS FOR EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission has jurisdiction over uranium exploration holes and cased exploration wells completed under an exploration permit issued under this subchapter until:
(1)exploration holes and cased exploration wells are properly plugged and abandoned; or
(2)cased exploration wells are:
(A)registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or
(B)included in an area permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapter 27, Water Code.
(b)A well described by Section 131.353(c) is subject to a groundwater conservation district's rules regarding registration of wells if:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 3837), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.