Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 51.172 — DEFINITIONS

NR § 51.172Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Ch. 51. LAND, TIMBER, AND SURFACE RESOURCES · Art. E. SALE AND LEASE OF VACANCIES

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In this subchapter:

(1)"Administratively complete" means a vacancy application that complies with Section 51.176 and any rule adopted by the commissioner regarding the filing of a vacancy application. (1-a) "Applicant" means any person, including a good-faith claimant, who files a vacancy application. (1-b) "Application commencement date" means:

(A)the date, as designated in the commissioner's notice to the applicant required by Section 51.177(b); or

(B)the date, as designated in the commissioner's notice to the applicant required by Section 51.177(d), indicating that any deficiency in the vacancy application has been resolved.

(2)"Good-faith claimant" means a person who, on the application commencement date:

(A)occupies or uses or has previously occupied or used, or whose predecessors in interest in the land claimed to be vacant have occupied or used, the land or any interest in the land for any purposes, including occupying or using:

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 25, eff. June 19, 2009.