Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 132.002 — TEXT OF COMPACT

NR § 132.002Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 132. INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT

Statute text

View on source

The Interstate Mining Compact reads as follows: INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT ARTICLE I. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

(a)The party states find that:

(1)Mining and the contributions thereof to the economy and well-being of every state are of basic significance.

(2)The effects of mining on the availability of land, water, and other resources for other uses present special problems which properly can be approached only with due consideration for the rights and interests of those engaged in mining, those using or proposing to use these resources for other purposes, and the public.

…