Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 131.024 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SURFACE MINING LAWS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On passage of federal surface mining legislation, the commission shall take actions necessary to establish the exclusive jurisdiction of this state over the regulation of surface mining and reclamation operations.
(b) If the federal administrative agency disapproves the regulatory program of this state as submitted, the commission shall take all necessary and appropriate action, including making recommendations for remedial legislation, to clarify, alter, or amend the program to comply with the requirements of the federal act.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2611, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.131.htm
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