Texas Statutes
§ 53.001 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 53.001
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Bluebook
Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 53.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 53.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
(2)"Land office" means the General Land Office.
(3)"Board" means the School Land Board.
(4)"Surface mining" means the mining of minerals by removing the overburden lying above the natural deposit of minerals and mining directly from the natural deposits that are exposed. The term does not include in situ mining activities.
SUBCHAPTER B. PROSPECT AND LEASE ON STATE LAND
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2469, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1483, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 53.011
LAND SUBJECT TO PROSPECT.§ 53.013
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.§ 53.015
APPLICATION FOR LEASE.§ 53.016
ISSUANCE OF LEASE.§ 53.018
ROYALTY.§ 53.019
PAYMENTS.§ 53.020
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER.§ 53.021
FORFEITURE OF LEASE.§ 53.022
EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 53.023
IMMEDIATE LEASE.§ 53.024
PENALTY AND INTEREST.§ 53.025
LEASE RELINQUISHMENT.§ 53.026
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