Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 51.054 · Subchapter C. SALE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ASYLUM LAND
RESERVATION OF MINERALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, land dedicated to the permanent school fund shall be sold subject to a reservation set by the board of not less than one-eighth of all sulphur and other mineral substances from which sulphur may be derived or produced and not less than one-sixteenth of all other minerals to the state; provided, that if leasing rights are retained hereunder, the reserved minerals shall be subject to lease as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 52, Natural Resources Code, and Subchapters B and E, Chapter 53, Natural Resources Code. The mineral reservation to the state shall be determined by the board before the land is offered for sale. If the board determines that a mineral reservation under this section would substantially reduce the value of the surface of land by restricting its suitability for agricultural, commercial, or residential use, the board may take such action or waive such rights as are in the best interest of the permanent school fund, including, without limitation, establishing designated exploration or drilling sites, waiving surface or other rights of access or development, or conveying the land with no mineral reservation.
(b) Land that is set apart for the various asylum funds shall be sold with the oil, gas, coal, and all other minerals reserved to the fund to which the land belongs.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to oil and gas sold from public school land covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 52, of this code.
(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to vacancies covered by Section 51.201 of this code.
(e) An oil, gas, or other mineral lease on land in which the state reserves a mineral or royalty interest is not effective until a certified copy of the recorded lease is filed in the General Land Office.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2420, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5243, ch. 965, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 8, eff. June 18, 2003.
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Natural Resources Code
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 51.054. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Natural Resources Code
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 32.067MARGINAL PROPERTY ROYALTY RATES.Printed as Section 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 52.011AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE.Printed as Section 51.054 or 51.086
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 52.131PAYMENT OF ROYALTY GENERALLY.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 52.151AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE AREAS AS UNITS.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 52.152APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 53.111AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AN AREA AS A UNIT FOR PRODUCTION OF SULPHUR.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 53.112APPROVAL OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BY SCHOOL LAND BOARD.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 53.151LEASE OF CERTAIN AREAS.Printed as Section 51.054 or 51.086
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 101.051AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 101.052NECESSARY APPROVAL BY OTHER PERSONS AND STATE AGENCIES.Printed as Section 51.201 or 51.054
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