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Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 53.061 — AUTHORITY TO LEASE CERTAIN MINERALS

NR § 53.061Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Ch. 53. MINERALS · Art. C. LEASE OF MINERALS BY SURFACE OWNER

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(a)The state constitutes the owner of the surface its agent to lease to any person any mineral, except oil and gas, which may be within all or part of a survey previously sold with all minerals reserved to the state.
(b)The lease shall be made on terms and conditions that may be prescribed by the school land board.

Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2471, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.

Source: Texas Natural Resources Code § 53.061 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.