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TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 4 - Oil and Gas|Article 5341d. Extension of Leases on University Land; War Agency Restrictions|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The Commissioner of the General Land Office is hereby authorized to issue to the lease owner such instrument in writing in the nature of an extension or renewal of such lease as may be necessary or proper to carry into effect the foregoing provision of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 4 - Oil and Gas|Article 5341d. Extension of Leases on University Land; War Agency Restrictions|Section 3.

Sec. 3. The provisions of this Act are and shall be held and construed to be cumulative of all General Laws of this state on the subject treated of and embraced in this Act when not in conflict herewith, but in case of conflict, in whole or in part, this Act shall control.
TX Civ Stat § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 4 - Oil and Gas|Article 5341d. Extension of Leases on University Land; War Agency Restrictions|Section 4.

Sec. 4. If any section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this Act be held to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions of same shall nevertheless be held valid and binding.|Acts 1943, 48th Leg., p. 359, ch. 238.|
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 4 - Oil and Gas|Article 5366a. Extension of Oil and Gas Leases on Areas Covered by Coastal Waters or Within Gulf|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The Commissioner of the General Land Office is hereby authorized to issue to the lessee or owner of said lease such instrument in writing in the nature of an extension of said lease as may be necessary or proper to carry into effect the foregoing provisions of this Act.|Acts 1941, 47th Leg., p. 456, ch. 287.|
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a. Validating Patents on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 1.

Sec. 1. All patents to and awards of lands lying across or partly across water courses or navigable streams and all patents and awards covering or including the beds or abandoned beds of water courses or navigable streams or parts thereof, which patents or awards have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten years from the date thereof and have not been cancelled or forfeited, are hereby confirmed and validated.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a. Validating Patents on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The State of Texas hereby relinquishes, quit-claims and grants to patentees and awardees and their assignees all of the lands, and minerals therein contained, lying across, or partly across watercourses or navigable streams, which lands are included in surveys heretofore made, and to which lands patents or awards have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten years from the date thereof and have not been cancelled or forfeited, and the State of Texas hereby relinquishes, quit-claims and grants to patentees and awardees and their assignees all of the beds, and minerals therein contained, or water courses or navigable streams, and also all of the abandoned beds, and minerals therein contained, of water courses or navigable streams, which beds or abandoned beds or parts thereof are included in surveys heretofore made, and to which beds or abandoned beds, or parts thereof, patents or awards have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten years from the date thereof, and have not been cancelled or forfeited;  provided that nothing in this Act contained shall impair the rights of the general public and the State in the waters of streams or the rights of riparian and appropriation owners in the waters of such streams, and provided further that with respect to lands sold by the State of Texas expressly reserving title to minerals in the State, such reservation shall not be affected by this Act;  nor shall relinquish or quit-claim any number of acres of land in excess of the number of acres of land conveyed to said patentee or awardees in the original patents granted by the State, but the patentees or awardees and their assignees shall have the same rights, title and interest in the minerals in the beds or abandoned beds, or parts thereof, of such water courses or navigable streams, that they have in the uplands covered by the same patent or award;  provided that this Act shall not in any way affect the State's title, right or interests in and to the sand and gravel, lying within the bed of any navigable stream within this State, as defined by Article 5302, Revised Statutes of 1925.
TX Civ Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a. Validating Patents on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 3.

Sec. 3. All of the provisions of this Act shall apply equally to all Spanish and Mexican land grants and titles issued by the Spanish or Mexican Governments prior to the Texas Revolution of 1836, which have subsequently been recognized by the Republic of Texas, or by the State of Texas as valid.|Acts 1929, 41st Leg., p. 298, ch. 138.|
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a-1. Validating Deeds of Acquittance on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 1.

Sec. 1. All deeds of acquittance to lands lying across or partly across water courses or navigable streams and all deeds of acquittance covering or including the beds or abandoned beds of water courses or navigable streams or parts thereof, which deeds of acquittance have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten years from the date thereof and have not been cancelled or forfeited, are hereby confirmed and validated.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a-1. Validating Deeds of Acquittance on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The State of Texas hereby relinquishes, quit claims and grants to grantees and their assignees all of the lands, and minerals therein contained, lying across, or partly across water courses or navigable streams, which lands are included in surveys heretofore made, and to which lands deeds of acquittance have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten years from the date thereof and have not been cancelled or forfeited;  and the State of Texas hereby relinquishes, quit claims and grants to grantees and their assignees all of the beds, and minerals therein contained, of water courses or navigable streams and also all of the abandoned beds, and minerals therein contained, of water courses or navigable streams, which beds or abandoned beds or parts thereof are included in surveys heretofore made, and to which beds or abandoned beds, or parts thereof, deeds of acquittance have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten years from the date thereof, and have not been cancelled or forfeited;  provided that nothing in this Act contained shall impair the rights of the general public and the State in the waters of streams or the rights of riparian and appropriation owners in the waters of such streams;  and provided further, that with respect to lands sold by the State of Texas expressly reserving title to minerals in the State, such reservation shall not be affected by this Act;  nor shall the State of Texas relinquish or quit claim any number of acres of land in excess of the number of acres of land conveyed to said grantees in the deeds of acquittance granted by the State, but the grantees and their assignees shall have the same rights, title and interest in the minerals in the beds or abandoned beds, or parts thereof, of such water courses or navigable streams, that they have in the uplands covered by the same deed of acquittance;  provided that this Act shall not in anyway affect the State's title, right or interest in and to the sand and gravel lying within the bed of any navigable stream within this State, as defined by Article 5302, Revised Statutes of 1925.
TX Civ Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a-1. Validating Deeds of Acquittance on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 3.

Sec. 3. All of the provisions of this Act shall apply equally to all Spanish and Mexican land grants and titles issued by the Spanish or Mexican governments prior to the Texas Revolution of 1836, which have subsequently been recognized by the Republic of Texas, or by the State of Texas, as valid.
TX Civ Stat § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 6 - Patents|Article 5414a-1. Validating Deeds of Acquittance on Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams|Section 4.

Sec. 4. No provision of this Act shall affect the rights of any parties involved in pending litigation at the effective date of this Act.  The provisions of this Act are and shall be held and construed to be cumulative of all laws of this State on the subject treated of and embraced in this Act.  All laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.  If any section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence or clause of this Act shall be held to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions of this Act shall nevertheless be held valid and binding.|Acts 1955, 54th Leg., p. 660, ch. 232.|
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5415e-4. Dredge Materials Act|Section 1. Short Title

Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the Dredge Materials Act.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5415e-4. Dredge Materials Act|Section 2. Policy

Sec. 2. POLICY.    (a)  It is the declared policy of the state to seek, to the fullest extent permissible under all applicable federal law or laws, the delegation to the state of the authority which the corps of engineers exercises under Section 404, as defined in this Act, over the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the State of Texas.(b) It is the declared policy of the state that the state should not duplicate the exercise of such authority by the corps of engineers, but should instead exercise such authority in lieu of the corps of engineers, so that no permit application is subject to duplicate levels of regulation.
TX Civ Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5415e-4. Dredge Materials Act|Section 3. Definitions

Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS.  As used in this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) "Agency" means the Texas Water Quality Board.(b) "Agreement" means a written agreement or contract between the State of Texas and the United States, authorizing the State of Texas, through (name of an existing agency), to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state under the authority granted by Section 404, as defined in this Act.(c) "Corps of engineers" means the United States Army Corps of Engineers.(d) "Discharge of dredged or fill material" has the same meaning as it has in Section 404 as defined in this Act.(e) "Navigable waters" has the same meaning within the boundaries of the State of Texas as it has in Section 404 as defined in this Act.(f) "Section 404" means Section 404, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (33 U.S.C. Section 1344), as it may be amended, and such regulations as may be from time to time promulgated thereunder.
TX Civ Stat § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5415e-4. Dredge Materials Act|Section 4. Limitations

Sec. 4. LIMITATIONS.    (a)  Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing any state agency or political subdivision to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state in any manner different from or inconsistent with the requirements of Section 404.(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing any state agency or political subdivision to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state:(1) by the corps of engineers;(2) by persons operating under contract with the corps of engineers;(3) when the corps of engineers certifies that such discharge is incidental to a project undertaken by the corps of engineers or persons operating under contract with the corps of engineers, and that such incidental discharge was announced and reviewed at the same time and under the same conditions as such project;  or(4) by cities which own and operate deepwater port facilities, or by navigation districts or port authorities, or by persons operating under contract with such cities, navigation districts, or port authorities, when such discharges are part of or incidental to a navigation project to be paid for with public funds or when such navigation project is to be owned by such cities, navigation districts, or ports.(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing any state agency or political subdivision to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state in any manner unless and until an agreement as described in this Act is validly entered into and in effect.(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing any state agency or political subdivision to exercise any authority under this Act except in accordance with an executive order of the governor.(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing any state agency or political subdivision to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state in any manner different from, or inconsistent with, the agreement described in this Act.(f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting any application for a permit from the corps of engineers to discharge dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state if such application is received by the corps of engineers or postmarked before the effective date of the agreement described in this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 5 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5415e-4. Dredge Materials Act|Section 5. Agreement

Sec. 5. AGREEMENT.    (a)  The governor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the State of Texas, with the United States, acting through its authorized officials, under the terms of which the agency will regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material in the navigable waters of the state.(b) The governor is expressly authorized to include whatever terms and conditions in such agreement he may deem to be in the best interest of the state, including provisions regarding the termination of such agreement.(c) The authority of the governor under the Act to enter into such an agreement shall not be delegated.(d) The legislature expressly finds that the provisions of this section are necessary to enable the governor to carry out his responsibilities under this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 6 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5415e-4. Dredge Materials Act|Section 6. Not Severable

Sec. 6. NOT SEVERABLE.  The provisions of this Act are expressly declared not to be severable, and if any provision of this Act shall be found to be invalid, the entire Act shall be null and void and of no further force or effect.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1906, ch. 759, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421b. Withdrawal From Market of Lands Adjacent to Caddo Lake|Section 1.

Sec. 1. All public land lying beneath or adjacent to the waters of Caddo Lake in Marion, Harrison and adjoining counties, and all such public lands heretofore sold by the State that may hereafter revert to the State and become a part of the public domain, be and the same is hereby withdrawn from the market and the title thereto shall remain in the State of Texas to be enjoyed by the public for fishing and hunting and for State park purposes as may hereafter be provided by Law;  and the Land Commissioners  is hereby directed to offer no portion of said land for sale nor to receive any bids therefor.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421b. Withdrawal From Market of Lands Adjacent to Caddo Lake|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The Commissioner of the General Land Office may lease any or all of said land for mineral purposes, as now provided by Law, but before the same shall be leased it shall be advertised in some newspaper published at Marshall or Jefferson Texas, stating what land is to be leased and the prices offered therefor;  and such advertisement shall invite other and additional bids thereon, and the lease shall only be made to the highest bidder.|Acts 1929, 41st Leg., p. 430, ch. 198.|
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421b-1. Leasing for Minerals of Lands Under and Adjacent to Caddo Lake and Tributaries|Section 1.

Sec. 1. All or any part of the Public Lands belonging to the State situated in and under the bed of Caddo Lake and the tributaries thereto and all or any part of such lands adjacent thereto shall be subject to lease for mineral development by the Commissioner of the General Land Office to any person, firm or corporation in accordance with the provisions of existing or future laws pertaining to the leasing and development of all islands, salt-water lakes, bays, inlets, marshes and reefs, owned by the State within tidewater limits, and that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of Texas, and all unsold public free school land, both surveyed and unsurveyed, in so far as same are not in conflict herewith.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421b-1. Leasing for Minerals of Lands Under and Adjacent to Caddo Lake and Tributaries|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The development and operation upon the lands included herein shall be conducted so far as practicable in such manner as to prevent such pollution of the water as will destroy fish or wildlife.  The Commissioner of the General Land Office, with the advice and assistance of the Game and Fish Commission, shall prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary for that purpose.|Acts 1955, 54th Leg., p. 844, ch. 311.|
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421c-4. Easements or Surface Leases of Gulf Lands to United States for National Defense; Authority of School Land Board|Section 1.

Sec. 1. The School Land Board, created by House Bill No. 9 of the Forty-sixth Legislature (being Title:  Public Lands, Chapter 3, of the General Laws of the Forty-sixth Legislature, 1939,)  is hereby authorized to grant and issue easements or surface leases to the United States of America in accordance with the conditions hereinafter set out, on any island, salt water lake, bay, inlet, or marsh within tidewater limits, and that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the State of Texas, to be used exclusively for any purpose essential to the National Defense.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421c-4. Easements or Surface Leases of Gulf Lands to United States for National Defense; Authority of School Land Board|Section 2.

Sec. 2. When the proper authority or agency of the United States of America shall make application to the School Land Board describing the area which is deemed necessary for use in the National Defense said Board shall issue an easement or surface lease to the United States of America granting and conveying to it the free and uninterrupted use of the area described.  Provided that before such lease or leases be granted in any county that the Board shall notify the County Judge of said county and shall fix a date for hearing at which time all interested persons may be heard in protest or otherwise.  Such easement or surface lease shall be effective only so long as the area is used for the purpose of National Defense, and it shall cease and terminate and the State of Texas shall be revested with full title and possession of the area when same is no longer used for such purpose.
TX Civ Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421c-4. Easements or Surface Leases of Gulf Lands to United States for National Defense; Authority of School Land Board|Section 3.

Sec. 3. The easements or surface leases granted hereunder shall be upon the express condition that the State of Texas shall retain all of the oil, gas, and other mineral rights in and under the area affected.  The consideration to be paid for the use of said areas shall be agreed upon by the School Land Board and the United States of America and it shall be payable to the State of Texas on an annual basis.
TX Civ Stat § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421c-4. Easements or Surface Leases of Gulf Lands to United States for National Defense; Authority of School Land Board|Section 4.

Sec. 4. All leases for grazing purposes heretofore issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office which are covered or partially covered by any easement or surface lease granted hereunder are hereby made subordinate to such easement or surface lease.  If the lessee under any existing oil and gas lease heretofore granted by the State on any area affected by an easement or surface lease granted hereunder, shall file or cause to be filed in the General Land Office an agreement, subordinating to the easement or surface lease granted hereunder all rights held by such lessee under such oil and gas lease, then and in that event the running of both the primary and principal terms of such lease shall be suspended during the existence of such easement or lease;  provided, however, that lessee continues the annual rental payment stipulated in the lease during such suspended period.  Such oil and gas lease shall remain in status quo, and all obligations, duties, rights and privileges existing under such lease shall be inoperative and of no force and effect until the expiration of said easement or surface lease, at which time said oil and gas lease shall again become operative and all of the obligations, duties, rights and privileges, including the payment of rentals under same, shall again attach and be in force as they were on the date of the suspension and continue for the unexpired term of such lease.  The School Land Board shall give notice immediately to such lessees that their leases are again in force when said easement or surface lease has terminated;  provided, however, that the annual rental payments have been met.
TX Civ Stat § 5 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 86 - Lands--Public|Chapter 7 - General Provisions|Article 5421c-4. Easements or Surface Leases of Gulf Lands to United States for National Defense; Authority of School Land Board|Section 5.

Sec. 5. All areas on which there now exists oil, gas, or other mineral production are specifically excluded from the terms of this Act.|Acts 1941, 47th Leg., p. 20, ch. 10.|