Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 133.054 · Subchapter D. SAFETY AND CERTIFICATION
CESSATION OF ACTIVE PIT OPERATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The responsible party who plans or intends to cease active operations in a quarry or pit subject to the provisions of this code shall, 60 days prior to cessation of operations, notify the department of its intent and submit any additional plans the operator determines necessary to protect the public good and welfare after the cessation of operations. The department may charge a fee for the actual costs of processing the notice, which fee shall not exceed $500.
(b) The department shall have inspected the quarry and pit within 10 days after receipt of the notice in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any additional plans by the operator as may be submitted pursuant to Subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Upon inspection, the department shall have 10 days to notify the operator of compliance, or lack thereof, and in the event of compliance shall issue a safety certificate pursuant to Section 133.050 of this code.
(d) In the event of noncompliance, the department shall follow the procedures as set out in Section 133.048 et seq. of this code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 668, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 14.006, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.133.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 3e9335eb6a4c3b5203226da64cc5dd50effc08022e37818831e1344e0bfd5b6d
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.