Texas Statutes
§ 53.069 — FORFEITURE OF LEASE.
Texas § 53.069
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Code NRNatural Resources Code
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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 53.069 (2026).
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Sec. 53.069. FORFEITURE OF LEASE.
(a)A lease and all rights under a lease are subject to forfeiture by action of the commissioner if the lessee or his assignee, sublessee, receiver, or other agent in control of the lease:
(1)fails or refuses to pay any royalty within 30 days after it becomes due;
(2)fails or refuses to the proper authorities access to the records relating to the operations; or
(3)knowingly fails or refuses to give correct information to the proper authorities.
(b)The commissioner may declare the forfeiture when he is sufficiently informed of the facts that authorize the forfeiture. He shall write on the wrapper containing the papers relating to the lease words declaring the forfeiture and shall sign it officially. Then the lease and all rights under the lease together
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2472, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
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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