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TX Nat Res Code § 11.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.079. Access to Land

Sec. 11.079.  ACCESS TO LAND.  (a)  The state, a permittee of the state, or a lessee or assignee of state land or minerals dedicated to the permanent school fund may exercise the power of eminent domain to obtain an easement whenever it is necessary to enter or cross the land of another person for the purpose of obtaining access to any land or interest in land that is owned by the state and that is dedicated by law to the permanent school fund.(b)  If the state or such permittee, lessee, or assignee and the private owner of the land through which an easement for access is sought cannot agree on the place or the terms for the easement to obtain access, either the state or such permittee, lessee, or assignee may, in order to provide that access, exercise this power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.(c)  Easements acquired under this section are declared to be for the sole use and benefit of the state, its permittee, lessee, or assignee and may be used only to the extent necessary to achieve the required access or for the purposes for which the permit, lease, or assignment was granted.  An easement so acquired is hereby dedicated to the permanent school fund.(d)  If the state desires to utilize the power of eminent domain to obtain an easement under this section for access to a tract of land, the attorney general shall institute condemnation proceedings as provided under Chapter 21, Property Code.  If agreement regarding an easement for access cannot be reached with a private landowner, a permittee of the state or a lessee or assignee of land or minerals dedicated to the permanent school fund desiring to utilize this section to obtain an easement for access to a tract of land must institute the condemnation proceedings authorized by this section.(e)  If the easement acquired under this section is taken solely to benefit a tract of land in which the permanent school fund owns only a mineral interest, the easement shall not be permanent but shall be limited to the term that the state minerals are held under a valid prospect permit or lease.  The easement will terminate when the prospect permit and lease expires or terminates.(f)  This section is cumulative of the provisions of Subtitles C and D, Title 2, Natural Resources Code, relating to access to land and to the power of eminent domain.  The special fund accounts established under Sections 51.401, 52.297, and 53.155 of this code may be used to compensate landowners for an easement to obtain access under this section.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.0791 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.0791. Other Provisions Regarding Access to State Lands

Sec. 11.0791.  OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO STATE LANDS.  When a state governmental entity sells state land, the entity shall require that the state have the right of ingress and egress to remaining state land in the immediate area by an easement to a public thoroughfare.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.41, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.080. Damages to Persons and Personalty

Sec. 11.080.  DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PERSONALTY.  When access to any land is obtained by the state under Section 11.079 of this code, the state shall be liable to the property owner to the same extent that any private easement holder would be held liable for the use of access across privately owned property.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.081. Rules

Sec. 11.081.  RULES.  The General Land Office of the State of Texas shall promulgate and enforce rules governing the construction, maintenance, and use of roads created by access granted under Section 11.079 of this code.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.082. Notice to School Land Board

Sec. 11.082.  NOTICE TO SCHOOL LAND BOARD.  (a)  A state agency or political subdivision may not formally take any action that may affect state land dedicated to the permanent school fund without first giving notice of the action to the board.  Notice of the proposed action shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the deputy commissioner of the asset management division of the General Land Office on or before the state agency's or political subdivision's formal initiation of the action.(b)  The notice must:(1)  describe the proposed action;(2)  state the location of the permanent school fund land to be affected;  and(3)  describe any foreseeable impact or effect of the state agency's or political subdivision's action on the permanent school fund land.(c)  An action taken by a state agency or political subdivision without the notice required by Subsection (a) of this section that affects state land dedicated to the permanent school fund is not effective as to permanent school fund land affected by the action.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Action" means:(A)  formal adoption of an agency or political subdivision policy;(B)  final adoption of an administrative rule;(C)  issuance of findings of fact or law;(D)  issuance of an administrative order in an administrative hearing;  or(E)  adoption of a local ordinance or resolution.(2)  "Board" means the School Land Board.(3)  "Initiation" means the commencement of the first phase of public consideration of a formal policy, rule, or ordinance, or a hearing undertaken by a state agency or political subdivision that is intended to result in final adoption of a formal policy, rule, or ordinance.(4)  "Political subdivision" means a county, public school district, or special-purpose district or authority.(5)  "State agency" means:(A)  a department, commission, board, office, bureau, council, or other agency in the executive branch of state government other than the Texas Department of Transportation and the Railroad Commission of Texas;  or(B)  a university system or an institution of higher education as defined in Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 991, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.083. Retention of Mineral Rights

Sec. 11.083.  RETENTION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.  The state shall retain the mineral rights to state land that is sold unless it is impractical to do so.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.42, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.084. School Land Board Approval of Patent for Interest in Land Released by State

Sec. 11.084.  SCHOOL LAND BOARD APPROVAL OF PATENT FOR INTEREST IN LAND RELEASED BY STATE.  (a)  The School Land Board may approve a tract of land for patenting to release all or part of the state's interest in land, excluding mineral rights, if the board:(1)  finds that:(A)  the land is surveyed, unsold, permanent school fund land according to the records of the land office;(B)  the land is not patentable under the law in effect before January 1, 2002;  and(C)  the person claiming title to the land:(i)  holds the land under color of title;(ii)  holds the land under a chain of title that originated on or before January 1, 1952;(iii)  acquired the land without actual knowledge that title to the land was vested in the State of Texas;(iv)  has a deed to the land recorded in the appropriate county;  and(v)  has paid all taxes assessed on the land and any interest and penalties associated with any period of tax delinquency;  and(2)  unanimously approves the release of the state's interest.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  beach land, submerged or filled land, or islands;  or(2)  land that has been determined to be state-owned by judicial decree.(c)  This section may not be used to:(1)  resolve boundary disputes;  or(2)  change the mineral reservation in an existing patent.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 6, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.085. Procedure for Applying for Patent for Interest in Land Released by State

Sec. 11.085.  PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR PATENT FOR INTEREST IN LAND RELEASED BY STATE.  (a)  A person claiming title to land may apply for a patent under Section 11.084 by filing with the commissioner an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner.  The claimant must attach to the application all documentation necessary to support the claimant's request for a patent.(b)  The land office shall review the claimant's application to determine whether the claimant substantially meets the criteria for issuance of a patent under Section 11.084.(c)  If the land office determines that the application is complete for consideration by the board, the commissioner shall convene the board to determine whether a patent is to be issued under Section 11.084.(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer Section 11.084 and this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1 eff. Nov. 6, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 11.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain|Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain|Section 11.086. Confidentiality of Certain Information Related to Purchase, Sale, or Development of Real Property

Sec. 11.086.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PURCHASE, SALE, OR DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  Information relating to the development, location, purchase price, or sale price of real property developed, purchased, or sold by or for the School Land Board, Veterans' Land Board, land office, or commissioner under authority granted by this code, including a contract provision related to the development, purchase, or sale of the property, is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, until all deeds for the property that are applicable to the transaction or series of related transactions are executed and until all substantive performance or executory requirements of applicable contracts have been satisfied.  Information that is confidential and exempted from disclosure under this subsection includes an appraisal, completed report, evaluation, or investigation conducted for the purpose of locating or determining the purchase or sale price of the property, or any report prepared in anticipation of developing, purchasing, or selling real property.(b)  Information that is confidential and excluded from disclosure under Subsection (a) is not subject to a subpoena directed to the School Land Board, Veterans' Land Board, land office, commissioner, attorney general, or governor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1317, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Sec. 11.084 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(111), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381 (S.B. 596), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter A. Red River Boundary Compact|Section 12.001. Adoption of Compact

Sec. 12.001.  ADOPTION OF COMPACT.  This state enacts the Red River Boundary Compact into law and enters into the compact with the State of Oklahoma if that state legally joins in the compact in substantially the form provided by Section 12.002.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter A. Red River Boundary Compact|Section 12.003. Negotiations to Resolve Differences

Sec. 12.003.  NEGOTIATIONS TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES.  (a)  Until the State of Oklahoma enters into the Red River Boundary Compact in substantially the form provided by Section 12.002, the Commissioner of the General Land Office has the authority to negotiate with the appropriate Oklahoma representative to resolve any differences between the states of Texas and Oklahoma regarding matters covered by the compact.  The commissioner shall conduct the negotiations in cooperation with the Red River Boundary Commission created by H.C.R. No. 128, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995.(b)  The Commissioner of the General Land Office shall report annually to the governor of this state, or more frequently if necessary, on the status of the negotiations.(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, if the boundary in the Texoma area, as described by Article II(b)(1), Red River Boundary Compact, Section 12.002, is not marked in accordance with Article II of the compact, the Red River Boundary Commission shall confer and act jointly with representatives appointed on behalf of the State of Oklahoma to redraw the boundary in the Texoma area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter A. Red River Boundary Compact|Section 12.004. Implementation of Compact

Sec. 12.004.  IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPACT.  (a)  If the State of Oklahoma enters into the Red River Boundary Compact in substantially the form provided by Section 12.002, the Commissioner of the General Land Office has the authority to negotiate with the appropriate Oklahoma representative to establish procedures for implementing the compact's provisions.  The commissioner shall conduct the negotiations in cooperation with the Red River Boundary Commission.(b)  The Commissioner of the General Land Office shall report annually to the governor of this state, or more frequently if necessary, on the status of the negotiations.(c)  A procedure for implementing a provision of the compact must be approved by the governor of this state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter A. Red River Boundary Compact|Section 12.005. Relation to Other Law and Litigation

Sec. 12.005.  RELATION TO OTHER LAW AND LITIGATION.  The Red River Boundary Compact does not affect:(1)  the Red River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 46.013, Water Code;  or(2)  the riparian rights of adjacent landowners to access and use the waters of the Red River as provided by the Treaty of Amity, Settlement and Limits, Feb. 22, 1819, United States-Spain, 8 Stat. 252, T.S. No. 327;  or(3)  litigation pending in either state involving title to land or boundaries of rivers or water bodies of that state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1999.|For expiration of this subchapter, see Section 12.058.
TX Nat Res Code § 12.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.051. Definitions

Sec. 12.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Red River Boundary Commission.(2)  "Texoma area" means the area defined by the Texoma Area Boundary Agreement.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.052. Creation of Commission

Sec. 12.052.  CREATION OF COMMISSION.  The Red River Boundary Commission is established to oversee the redrawing of the boundary between this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.053. Membership

Sec. 12.053.  MEMBERSHIP.  (a) The commission is composed of five members appointed by the governor to represent:(1)  private property owners;(2)  local governments;(3)  state elected officials; and(4)  the general public.(b)  The governor shall designate one member as the presiding officer of the commission.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.054. Compensation

Sec. 12.054.  COMPENSATION.  A commission member is not entitled to receive compensation for service on the commission but may receive reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while conducting commission business.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.055. Staff Support

Sec. 12.055.  STAFF SUPPORT.  The General Land Office, the office of the attorney general, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall provide necessary staff support to the commission.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.056. Powers and Duties

Sec. 12.056.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The commission shall confer and act jointly with representatives appointed on behalf of the State of Oklahoma to:(1)  evaluate the methods, surveys, historical maps, and other information used to establish the boundary line between this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area;(2)  determine the location of the south bank of the Red River as the bank was located and marked by the United States Army Corps of Engineers before the beginning of construction of Lake Texoma, in accordance with Article II(c), Red River Boundary Compact, Section 12.002;(3)  redraw the boundary line between this state and the State of Oklahoma on any real property for which the United States Army Corps of Engineers granted an easement before August 31, 2000, to at least two districts or authorities created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a water pipeline and related facilities in the Texoma area in order to negate any effects the boundary as it is currently drawn has on property interests associated with those easements in the Texoma area, in such a way that there is no net loss of property between either state so as to ensure that the redrawn boundary does not increase the political power or influence of either state, and in accordance with:(A)  the Lake Texoma preconstruction survey of the south bank of the Red River prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; or(B)  other historical records or documentation of the United States Army Corps of Engineers identifying the location of the south bank of the Red River, if the survey described by Subdivision (3)(A) is unavailable;(4)  hold hearings and conferences in this state and in the State of Oklahoma as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section; and(5)  take other action, alone or in cooperation with the State of Oklahoma or the United States, necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (H.B. 908), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2015.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.057. Reports

Sec. 12.057.  REPORTS.  (a) Not later than January 15, 2015, the commission shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees of the legislature the commission's findings and recommendations concerning joint action by this state and the State of Oklahoma regarding amendment of the Texoma Area Boundary Agreement to incorporate the boundary between this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area as redrawn.(b)  Not later than July 30, 2023, the commission shall issue a final report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees of the legislature.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (H.B. 908), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 82 (H.B. 641), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 220 (H.B. 374), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 12.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Red River Boundary Compact; Red River Boundary Commission|Subchapter B. Red River Boundary Commission|Section 12.058. Expiration of Subchapter

Sec. 12.058.  EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter expires December 31, 2023.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (H.B. 908), Sec. 3, eff. May 23, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 82 (H.B. 641), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 220 (H.B. 374), Sec. 2, eff. June 4, 2021.|