TITLE: Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

SUMMARY: Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The State of Texas withdraws from the Interstate Mining Compact under Section 132.002, Natural Resources Code, as authorized by Article VIII of the compact. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the governor shall: (1) provide written notice of the withdrawal to the governor of each state that is a party to the compact as provided by that article; and (2) publish notice of the withdrawal in the Texas Register. SECTION 2. On the first anniversary of the date the governor publishes notice under Section 1(2) of this Act: (1) the office of the Interstate Mining Compact Commissioner for Texas is abolished; (2) the Texas Mining Council is abolished; and (3) Chapter 132, Natural Resources Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.