Texas Statutes
§ 53.061 — AUTHORITY TO LEASE CERTAIN MINERALS.
Texas § 53.061
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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 53.061 (2026).
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Sec. 53.061. AUTHORITY TO LEASE CERTAIN MINERALS.
(a)The state constitutes the owner of the surface its agent to lease to any person any mineral, except oil and gas, which may be within all or part of a survey previously sold with all minerals reserved to the state.
(b)The lease shall be made on terms and conditions that may be prescribed by the school land board.
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2471, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.
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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