Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 134.066 — WRITTEN FINDINGS REQUIRED

NR § 134.066Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. D. SURFACE COAL MINING PERMITS

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(a)The commission may not approve an application for a permit or a permit revision unless it finds, in writing, using the information in the application or information otherwise available that will be documented in the approval and made available to the applicant, that:

(1)the application is accurate and complete and complies with this chapter;

(2)the applicant has demonstrated that the reclamation required by this chapter can be accomplished under the reclamation plan contained in the application;

(3)the commission has assessed the probable cumulative impact that all anticipated surface coal mining in the area will have on the hydrologic balance, and the proposed operation has been designed to prevent material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the permit area;

(4)the area proposed to be mined is not included in an area:

(A)designated unsuitable for surface coal mining under this chapter; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.