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TX Nat Res Code § 53.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner|Section 53.076. Lease Relinquishment

Sec. 53.076.  LEASE RELINQUISHMENT.  A lease issued under this subchapter may be relinquished to the state at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.027 of this code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner|Section 53.077. In Kind Royalty

Sec. 53.077.  IN KIND ROYALTY.  (a)  The commissioner, each owner of the soil under this subchapter, or the commissioner acting on the behalf of and at the direction of an owner of the soil under this subchapter may negotiate and execute a contract or any other instrument or agreement necessary to dispose of or enhance their portion of the royalty taken in kind, including a contract for sale, transportation, or storage.(b)  The commissioner, each owner of the soil under this subchapter, or the commissioner acting on behalf of and at the direction of the owner of the soil under this subchapter may negotiate and execute a contract or any other instrument or agreement necessary to convert that portion of the royalty taken in kind to other forms of energy, other than electricity.(c)  This section shall not be construed to surrender or in any way affect the right of the state or the owner of the soil under an existing or future lease to receive monetary royalty from its lessee.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 53 (H.B. 2263), Sec. 3, eff. May 17, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner|Section 53.078. Penalty and Interest

Sec. 53.078.  PENALTY AND INTEREST.  A lease issued under this subchapter shall be subject to Sections 52.131(e) through (j) of this code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner|Section 53.079. Contracts and Agreements

Sec. 53.079.  CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.  On the land office's written request, mailed to the lessee's address as shown on its lease or otherwise properly changed in conformity with the terms of the lease, a copy of a contract for the sale or processing of minerals leased under this subchapter and any subsequent agreement or amendment to the contract shall be filed in the land office within 30 days after the date the land office mails the written request.  The land office shall treat a contract, agreement, or amendment filed in the land office as confidential unless otherwise authorized by the lessee.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner|Section 53.080. Audit Information Confidential

Sec. 53.080.  AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.  (a)  All information secured, derived, or obtained during the course of an inspection or examination of books, accounts, reports, or other records as provided by Section 53.068 of this code, a rule, or a lease provision is confidential and may not be used publicly, opened for public inspection, or disclosed, except for information in a lien filed under this chapter and except as permitted under Subsection (d) of this section.(b)  All information made confidential by this section is not subject to subpoena directed to the commissioner, the attorney general, or the governor except in a judicial or administrative proceeding to which this state is a party.(c)  The commissioner or the attorney general may use information made confidential by this section and contracts made confidential by Section 53.079 of this code to enforce this chapter or may authorize their use in judicial or administrative proceedings to which this state is a party.(d)  This section does not prohibit:(1)  the delivery of information made confidential by this section to the lessee or its successor, receiver, executor, guarantor, administrator, assignee, or representative;(2)  the publication of statistics classified to prevent the identification of a particular audit or items in a particular audit;(3)  the release of information that is otherwise available to the public;  or(4)  the release of information concerning the amount of royalty assessed as a result of an examination conducted under Section 53.068 of this code, a rule, or a lease provision or the release of other information that would have been properly included in reports required under Section 53.068 of this code, a rule, or a lease provision.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.111. Authority to Operate an Area as a Unit for Production of Sulphur

Sec. 53.111.  AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AN AREA AS A UNIT FOR PRODUCTION OF SULPHUR.  The commissioner on behalf of the state or any fund that belongs to the state may execute agreements that provide for operating areas as a unit for the exploration, development, and production of sulphur and may commit to the agreements:(1)  the royalty interests in sulphur reserved to the state or any fund of the state by law in a patent, award, mining claim, or contract of sale or under the terms of any lease legally executed by an official, board, agent, agency, or authority of the state;  or(2)  the free royalty interests, whether leased or unleased, reserved to the state under Section 51.201 or 51.054 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2473, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.112. Approval of Certain Agreements by School Land Board

Sec. 53.112.  APPROVAL OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BY SCHOOL LAND BOARD.  (a)  An agreement must be approved by the board and executed by the commissioner to be effective if the agreement commits:(1)  a royalty interest in land belonging to the permanent school fund or the asylum funds, in riverbeds, inland lakes, channels, or areas within tidewater limits, including islands, lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, reefs, and the bed of the sea;  or(2)  the free royalty interests, whether leased or unleased, reserved to the state under Section 51.201 or 51.054 of this code.(b)  An owner of the soil who is subject to Subchapter C of this chapter  may grant to a lessee prior authority to pool or unitize the interest of the owner in a lease executed under that subchapter.  For the agreement to bind the interest of an owner of the soil who is subject to Subchapter C of this chapter and who has not granted the lessee prior authorization to pool or unitize the interest of the owner in a sulphur lease executed under that subchapter, the agreement must be executed by the owner of the soil.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2473, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.113. Approval of Agreements

Sec. 53.113.  APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.  An agreement that commits the royalty interest in any land not listed in Section 53.112 of this code must be approved by the board, official, agent, agency, or authority of the state which has the authority to lease or to approve the lease of the land for sulphur and must be executed by the commissioner to be effective.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2473, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.114. Commissioner's Approval

Sec. 53.114.  COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL.  Before executing an agreement authorized by Section 53.111 of this code, the commissioner must find that the agreement is in the best interest of the state.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2474, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.115. Provisions of Agreement

Sec. 53.115.  PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.  (a)  An agreement executed under this subchapter may include the following provisions:(1)  that operations incident to drilling a well on any portion of a unit shall be considered for all purposes to be conduct of the operations on each tract in the unit;(2)  that production allocated by the agreement to each tract included in the unit shall be considered for all purposes to have been production from the tract;(3)  that the interest reserved to or provided for the state or any of its funds on production from any tract included in the unit shall be paid only on that portion of the production from the unit that is allocated to the tract under the agreement;  and(4)  that each lease included in the unit shall remain in effect so long as the agreement remains in effect and that on termination of the agreement each lease shall continue in effect under the terms and conditions of the lease.(b)  The agreement may include any other terms and conditions the commissioner or any board, official, agent, agency, or authority of the state that has the authority to lease or to approve a lease of the land for sulphur may consider to be in the best interest of the state.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2474, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.116. Application to University Land

Sec. 53.116.  APPLICATION TO UNIVERSITY LAND.  None of the provisions of this subchapter apply to any land under the control and management of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2474, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|Sec. 53.117.  CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  Agreements and operations under this subchapter are necessary to prevent waste and conserve the natural resources of the state and are not a violation of the provisions of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, as amended.(b)  If a court finds a conflict between the provisions of this subchapter and the code cited in the previous subsection, this subchapter is intended as a reasonable exception to those laws which is necessary to prevent waste and conserve the natural resources.(c)  If a court finds that a conflict exists between this subchapter and the laws cited in Subsection (a) of this section and that this subchapter is not a reasonable exception to those laws, it is the intent of the legislature that this subchapter or any conflicting portion of this subchapter be declared invalid and that the previously cited laws remain valid.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2474, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production|Section 53.118. Ratifications and Other Agreements

Sec. 53.118.  RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.  (a)  The board may approve, by rule or order, a ratification or other agreement that includes in the benefits of production a mineral or royalty interest in land belonging to the permanent school fund or the asylum funds.(b)  An agreement approved by the board under this section must be executed by the commissioner to be effective.(c)  A ratification or other agreement that commits any of the interests listed by Subsection (a) of this section in land not belonging to the permanent school fund or the asylum funds must be approved by the board, official, agent, agency, or authority of the state that has the authority to lease or to approve the lease of the land for sulphur and must be executed by the commissioner to be effective.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash|Section 53.151. Lease of Certain Areas

Sec. 53.151.  LEASE OF CERTAIN AREAS.  (a)  Under the provisions of this subchapter, the board may lease to any person for the production of coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash:(1)  islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state within tidewater limits;(2)  the portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state;(3)  rivers and channels that belong to the state;(4)  all unsold surveyed and unsurveyed public school land;  and(5)  all land sold with a reservation of minerals to the state under Section 51.054 or 51.086 of this code in which the state has retained leasing rights.(b)  The lease may not be granted for any land within 2,500 feet of a military base.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 49, ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. April 3, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5245, ch. 965, Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 1983;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 17, eff. May 27, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 13.002(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash|Section 53.152. Laws Applicable to Leases

Sec. 53.152.  LAWS APPLICABLE TO LEASES.  Leases of land described by Section 53.151 of this code shall be made in the same procedural manner as leases of that land for oil and gas under Chapter 52 of this code.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 49, ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. April 3, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash|Section 53.153. Conditions of Lease

Sec. 53.153.  CONDITIONS OF LEASE.  (a)  Coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash may be leased together or separately.(b)  A lease granted under this subchapter shall be for a primary term not to exceed 20 years and as long after that time as the minerals are produced in paying quantities.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 49, ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. April 3, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash|Section 53.154. Royalty Rate

Sec. 53.154.  ROYALTY RATE.  The board shall set the royalty rate on production of sulphur, coal, lignite, salt, and potash from land leased under this subchapter.  The royalty rate set must be at least one-eighth of the gross production or the market value of the sulphur produced and at least one-sixteenth of the gross production or the market value of the coal, lignite, salt, and potash produced.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 49, ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. April 3, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash|Section 53.155. Compensation for Damages From Use of Surface

Sec. 53.155.  COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE.  (a)  Leases issued under Subchapter B or E of this chapter  for unsold surveyed or unsurveyed school land, other than land included in islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state in tidewater limits and other than that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state, must include a provision requiring compensation for damages from the use of the surface in prospecting for, exploring, developing, or producing the leased minerals.(b)  The commissioner by rule shall set the procedure for receiving compensation for damages to the surface of land dedicated to the permanent school fund.(c)  Money collected for surface damages shall be deposited in a special fund account in the State Treasury to be used for conservation, reclamation, or constructing permanent improvements on land that belongs to the permanent school fund.(d)  The special fund account must be an interest-bearing account, and the interest received on the account shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.(e)  Money collected under this section and designated for the construction of permanent improvements as provided by this section must be used not later than two years after the date on which the money is collected.(f)  Any money that remains in the special fund account for longer than two years shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.(g)  Compensation for damages under this section is in addition to any bonus, rental, royalty, or other payment required by the lease.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash|Section 53.156. Contracts and Agreements

Sec. 53.156.  CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.  On the land office's written request, mailed to the lessee's address as shown on its lease or otherwise properly changed in conformity with the terms of the lease, a copy of a contract for the sale or processing of minerals leased under this subchapter and any subsequent agreement or amendment to the contract shall be filed in the land office within 30 days after the date the land office mails the written request.  The land office shall treat a contract, agreement, or amendment filed in the land office as confidential unless otherwise authorized by the lessee.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter F. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit|Section 53.161. Definitions

Sec. 53.161.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Mineral(s)" means coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash.(2)  "Geophysical exploration" means a survey or investigation conducted to discover or locate mineral prospects using magnetic, gravity, seismic, and/or electrical techniques.(3)  "Geochemical exploration" means a survey or investigation conducted to discover or locate mineral prospects using techniques involving soil sampling and analysis.(4)  "Public school land" means land dedicated by the constitution or laws of this state to the permanent free school fund, but does not include land with a mineral classification described in Section 53.061 of this chapter in which the state has retained the minerals, nor does it include areas within tidewater limits.(5)  "Permit" means a license issued by the commissioner authorizing geophysical and/or geochemical exploration on public school land.(6)  "Permittee" means the holder of a permit.(7)  "Areas within tidewater limits" means islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs within tidewater limits and that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of Texas.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2453, ch. 631, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 66, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter F. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit|Section 53.162. Permit Required for Exploration

Sec. 53.162.  PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXPLORATION.  (a)  Except for a person who has a valid mineral lease on public school land authorized by this chapter, a person may not conduct geophysical or geochemical exploration on public school land unless the person obtains a permit from the commissioner.(b)  Every person who is authorized to conduct a geophysical or geochemical exploration on public school land shall comply with the commissioner's rules relating to such exploration.  A person with a valid mineral lease on land subject to this chapter shall comply with the commissioner's rules concerning exploration.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2453, ch. 631, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 53.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 53 - Minerals|Subchapter F. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit|Section 53.163. Laws Applicable to Permits

Sec. 53.163.  LAWS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS.  Permits for geophysical and geochemical exploration under this subchapter shall be issued in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as permits for oil and gas under Subchapter I of Chapter 52 of this code.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2453, ch. 631, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|