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Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 52.154 — RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

NR § 52.154Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Ch. 52. OIL AND GAS · Art. E. UNITIZATION OF LEASED AREAS

Statute text

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(a)The board may approve, by rule or order, a ratification or other agreement that includes in the benefits of production a mineral or royalty interest in land belonging to the permanent school fund or the asylum funds.
(b)An agreement approved by the board under this section must be executed by the commissioner to be effective.
(c)A ratification or other agreement that commits any of the interests listed in Subsection (a) of this section in land not belonging to the permanent school fund or the asylum funds must be approved by the board, official, agent, agency, or authority of the state that has the authority to lease or to approve the lease of the land for oil and gas and must be executed by the commissioner to be effective.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Texas Natural Resources Code § 52.154 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.