Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 32.065 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
PERMITS FOR SURVEYS OR INVESTIGATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If land other than public school land is not under a valid lease or committed to a contract for development, the board may issue a permit for a geological, geophysical, or other survey or investigation of that land that will encourage the development of the land for oil, gas, or other minerals. The permit may be issued for the consideration and under the terms and conditions the board considers to be in the best interest of the state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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.32.htm
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