Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 53.021 · Subchapter B. PROSPECT AND LEASE ON STATE LAND
FORFEITURE OF LEASE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A lease is subject to forfeiture by act of the commissioner if:
(1) the lessee fails or refuses to pay any amount which is due either as a lease payment or royalty;
(2) the lessee or his authorized agent knowingly makes any false return or false report concerning the lease;
(3) the lessee or his agent refuses the commissioner or his authorized representative access to the records or other data relating to operations under the lease; or
(4) a material term of the lease is violated.
(b) Any area forfeited under this section is subject to application for a permit under the same terms as the original application.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2471, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.53.htm
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- 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
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