Texas Statutes
§ 53.012 — APPLICATION FOR RIGHT TO PROSPECT.
Texas § 53.012
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Code NRNatural Resources Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 53.012 (2026).
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Sec. 53.012. APPLICATION FOR RIGHT TO PROSPECT.
(a)A person who desires to prospect land covered by this subchapter shall file an application with the commissioner designating the area to be prospected.
(b)Each area covered by an application may not be in excess of 640 acres with a 10 percent tolerance for tracts, sections, and surveys that include more than 640 acres.
(c)The commissioner may determine the contents of an application.
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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. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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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