Texas Statutes
§ 131.159 — NOTICE BY APPLICANT.
Texas § 131.159
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Bluebook
Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 131.159 (2026).
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Sec. 131.159. NOTICE BY APPLICANT.
(a)At the time an application for a surface mining permit or an application for revision, renewal, or transfer of an existing surface mining permit is submitted under this chapter, the applicant shall publish notice of the ownership, location, and boundaries of the permit area sufficiently detailed for local residents to locate readily the proposed operation and the location at which the application is available for public inspection.
(b)The notice shall be published in the local newspaper of greatest general circulation in the locality in which the proposed surface mine is to be located.
(c)The notice shall be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks.
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2625, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Nearby Sections
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§ 131.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 131.002
DECLARATION OF POLICY.§ 131.003
PURPOSES.§ 131.004
DEFINITIONS.§ 131.005
RECLAMATION.§ 131.006
EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS.§ 131.021
GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.§ 131.022
JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.§ 131.023
COMMISSION PROCEDURE.§ 131.025
HEARING PROCEDURE.§ 131.034
EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES.§ 131.035
RULES DESIGNATING UNSUITABLE LAND.§ 131.036
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