Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 71.009 — ROYALTY
NR § 71.009Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part F. LAND OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS · Ch. 71. LEASE FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT · Art. A. LEASES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In each lease other than a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a one-eighth royalty.
(b)In a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a royalty based on one of the following or a combination of the following:
(1)a sum certain per ton;
(2)a percentage certain of the gross sale price F.O.B. at the mine site of the coal and lignite; or
(3)a sum certain for each acre-foot of coal and lignite mined and removed from the premises.
(c)Royalties under a coal and lignite lease may be paid as advanced mineral royalties.
Legislative history
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2505, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.