Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 71.010 — LEASE TERM
NR § 71.010Title 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)No primary term of a lease other than a lease for coal and lignite made under this subchapter may be for a period of more than 10 years from the date of the execution and approval of the lease.
(b)No primary term for a coal and lignite lease made under this subchapter may be for a period of more than 35 years from the date of execution.
Legislative history
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2505, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.