Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 52.324 — AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER

NR § 52.324Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Ch. 52. OIL AND GAS · Art. I. GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION PERMIT

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(a)The commissioner:

(1)as a condition of issuing a permit, shall collect reasonable fees from the applicant in an amount determined by the commissioner;

(2)may require a permittee to furnish to the commissioner, upon the commissioner's request, copies of maps, plats, reports, data, and any other information in the possession of the permittee that relates to the progress or results of an exploration under a permit; provided however, the commissioner shall not require a permittee to furnish any of its interpretive data;

(3)shall by rule require a permittee to restore land explored under the permit as nearly as is practicable to its condition immediately prior to the exploration;

(4)shall by rule determine the procedure for receiving compensation for damages to the surface of public school land except land with a mineral classification under Subchapter F of this chapter; and

(5)may make any other rules relating to geophysical or geochemical explorations, permits, or permittees the commissioner considers appropriate.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2451, ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.