Texas Statutes
§ 134.024 — EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICES.
Texas § 134.024
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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 134.024 (2026).
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Sec. 134.024. EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICES.
(a)The commission, with approval by the secretary of agriculture, may authorize experimental departures, in individual cases, from the environmental protection performance standards of this chapter to:
(1)encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices; and
(2)allow postmining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, or public use, including recreational facilities.
(b)The commission may authorize departures if:
(1)the experimental practices are potentially at least as environmentally protective, during and after mining operations, as those required by this chapter;
(2)the mining operations approved for particular land-use or other purposes are not larger or more numerous than necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 134.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 134.002
FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.§ 134.003
PURPOSES.§ 134.004
DEFINITIONS.§ 134.005
EXEMPTIONS.§ 134.006
WATER RIGHTS.§ 134.007
CONFLICT OF INTEREST; OFFENSE.§ 134.008
APPLICABILITY TO GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.§ 134.011
GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.§ 134.013
RULEMAKING AND PERMITTING.§ 134.014
COAL EXPLORATION OPERATIONS.§ 134.017
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