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TX Nat Res Code § 183.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources|Chapter 183 - Conservation Easements|Subchapter A. Conservation Easements Generally|Section 183.003. Judicial Actions

Sec. 183.003.  JUDICIAL ACTIONS.  (a)  An action affecting a conservation easement may be brought by:(1)  an owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the easement;(2)  a holder of the easement;(3)  a person having a third-party right of enforcement;  or(4)  a person authorized by some other law.(b)  This chapter does not affect the power of a court to modify or terminate a conservation easement in accordance with the principles of law and equity.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2438, ch. 434, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 183.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources|Chapter 183 - Conservation Easements|Subchapter A. Conservation Easements Generally|Section 183.004. Validity

Sec. 183.004.  VALIDITY.  A conservation easement is valid even though:(1)  it is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;(2)  it can be or has been assigned to another holder;(3)  it is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;(4)  it imposes a negative burden;(5)  it imposes affirmative obligations on the owner of an interest in the burdened property or on the holder;(6)  the benefit does not touch or concern real property;  or(7)  there is no privity of estate or of contract.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2438, ch. 434, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 183.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources|Chapter 183 - Conservation Easements|Subchapter A. Conservation Easements Generally|Section 183.005. Applicability

Sec. 183.005.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This chapter applies to any interest created on or after September 1, 1983, that complies with this chapter, whether designated as a conservation easement or as a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, easement, or otherwise.(b)  This chapter applies to any interest created before September 1, 1983, if it would have been enforceable had it been created on or after September 1, 1983, unless retroactive application contravenes the constitution or laws of this state or the United States.(c)  This chapter does not invalidate any interest, whether designated as a conservation or preservation easement or as a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, easement, or otherwise, that is enforceable under other law of this state.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2438, ch. 434, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 183.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources|Chapter 183 - Conservation Easements|Subchapter A. Conservation Easements Generally|Section 183.006. County Financing for Acquisition of Conservation Easement

Sec. 183.006.  COUNTY FINANCING FOR ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT.  (a)  In addition to other methods of financing, including the use of the county's general fund, a county may finance the acquisition of a conservation easement under this chapter in the same manner as permitted for that county under:(1)  Section 331.004, Local Government Code, for the acquisition or improvement of land, buildings, or historically significant objects for park purposes or for historic or prehistoric preservation purposes; or(2)  Section 271.045, Local Government Code, for land and rights-of-way.(b)  A conservation easement financed under this section:(1)  may not be acquired by eminent domain; and(2)  is not subject to Section 331.007, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.001. Title

Sec. 191.001.  TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Antiquities Code of Texas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2683, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.002. Declaration of Public Policy

Sec. 191.002.  DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY.  It is the public policy and in the public interest of the State of Texas to locate, protect, and preserve all sites, objects, buildings, pre-twentieth century shipwrecks, and locations of historical, archeological, educational, or scientific interest, including but not limited to prehistoric and historical American Indian or aboriginal campsites, dwellings, and habitation sites, archeological sites of every character, treasure imbedded in the earth, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea or any part of their contents, maps, records, documents, books, artifacts, and implements of culture in any way related to the inhabitants, pre-history, history, natural history, government, or culture in, on, or under any of the land in the State of Texas, including the tidelands, submerged land, and the bed of the sea within the jurisdiction of the State of Texas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2683, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.003. Definitions

Sec. 191.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Committee" means the Texas Historical Commission.(2)  "Landmark" means a state archeological landmark.(3)  "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is a part of state government and that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state.  The term includes an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Texas Education Code.(4)  "Political subdivision" means a local governmental entity created and operating under the laws of this state, including a city, county, school district, or special district created under Article III, Section 52(b)(1) or (2), or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2683, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2001, ch. 364, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 18, eff. Aug. 30, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.004. Certain Records Not Public Information

Sec. 191.004.  CERTAIN RECORDS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  Information specifying the location of any site or item declared to be a state archeological landmark under Subchapter D of this chapter  is not public information.(b)  Information specifying the location or nature of an activity covered by a permit or an application for a permit under this chapter is not public information.(c)  Information specifying details of a survey to locate state archeological landmarks under this chapter is not public information.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 959, ch. 365, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.051. In General

Sec. 191.051.  IN GENERAL.  (a)  The committee is the legal custodian of all items described in this chapter that have been recovered and retained by the State of Texas.(b)  The committee shall:(1)  maintain an inventory of the items recovered and retained by the State of Texas, showing the description and depository of them;(2)  determine the site of and designate landmarks and remove from the designation certain sites, as provided in Subchapter D of this chapter;(3)  contract or otherwise provide for discovery operations and scientific investigations under the provisions of Section 191.053 of this code;(4)  consider the requests for and issue the permits provided for in Section 191.054 of this code;(5)  prepare and make available to the general public and appropriate state agencies and political subdivisions information of consumer interest describing the functions of the committee and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the committee;  and(6)  protect and preserve the archeological and historical resources of Texas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2685, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2002, ch. 364, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.052. Rules

Sec. 191.052.  RULES.  The committee may promulgate rules and require contract or permit conditions to reasonably effect the purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2685, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.053. Contract for Discovery and Scientific Investigation

Sec. 191.053.  CONTRACT FOR DISCOVERY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.  (a)  The committee may contract with other state agencies or political subdivisions and with qualified private institutions, corporations, or individuals for the discovery and scientific investigation of sunken or abandoned ships or wrecks of the sea, or any part of the contents of them, or archeological deposits or treasure imbedded in the earth.(b)  The contract shall:(1)  be on a form approved by the attorney general;(2)  specify the location, nature of the activity, and the time period covered by the contract;  and(3)  provide for the termination of any right in the investigator or permittee under the contract on the violation of any of the terms of the contract.(c)  The executed contract shall be recorded by the person, firm, or corporation obtaining the contract in the office of the county clerk in the county or counties in which the operations are to be conducted prior to the commencement of the operation.(d)  Title to all objects recovered is retained by the State of Texas unless and until it is released by the committee.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2685, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2006, ch. 364, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.054. Permit for Survey and Discovery, Excavation, Restoration, Demolition, or Study

Sec. 191.054.  PERMIT FOR SURVEY AND DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, RESTORATION, DEMOLITION, OR STUDY.  (a)  The committee may issue a permit to other state agencies or political subdivisions or to qualified private institutions, companies, or individuals for the survey and discovery, excavation, demolition, or restoration of, or the conduct of scientific or educational studies at, in, or on landmarks, or for the discovery of eligible landmarks on public land if it is the opinion of the committee that the permit is in the best interest of the State of Texas.(b)  Restoration shall be defined as any rehabilitation of a landmark excepting normal maintenance or alterations to nonpublic interior spaces.(c)  The permit shall:(1)  be on a form approved by the attorney general;(2)  specify the location, nature of the activity, and the time period covered by the permit;  and(3)  provide for the termination of any right in the investigator or permittee under the permit on the violation of any of the terms of the permit.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2685, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2006, ch. 364, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.055. Supervision

Sec. 191.055.  SUPERVISION.  All scientific investigations or recovery operations conducted under the contract provisions in Section 191.053 of this code and all operations conducted under permits or contracts set out in Section 191.054 of this code must be carried out:(1)  under the general supervision of the committee;(2)  in accordance with reasonable rules adopted by the committee;  and(3)  in such manner that the maximum amount of historic, scientific, archeological, and educational information may be recovered and preserved in addition to the physical recovery of items.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2686, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2002, ch. 364, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.056. Acceptance of Gifts

Sec. 191.056.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.  The committee may accept gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of money, securities, or property to be used in the pursuance of its activities and the performance of its duties.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2686, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2006, ch. 364, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.057. Survey, Excavation, or Restoration for Private Parties

Sec. 191.057.  SURVEY, EXCAVATION, OR RESTORATION FOR PRIVATE PARTIES.  The committee may survey, excavate, or restore antiquities for private parties under rules promulgated by the committee.  All real and administrative costs incurred in the survey, excavation, or restoration shall be paid by the private party.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2686, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.058. Curation of Artifacts

Sec. 191.058.  CURATION OF ARTIFACTS.  (a)  As far as is consistent with the public policy of this chapter, the committee, on a majority vote, may arrange or contract with other state agencies or political subdivisions, and qualified private institutions, corporations, or individuals, for public display of artifacts and other items in its custody through permanent exhibits established in the locality or region in which the artifacts were discovered or recovered.  The committee, on a majority vote, may also arrange or contract with these same persons and groups for portable or mobile displays.(b)  The committee is the legal custodian of the items described in this chapter and shall adopt appropriate rules, terms, and conditions to assure appropriate security, qualification of personnel, insurance, facilities for preservation, restoration, and display of the items loaned under the contracts.(c)  Arrangements for curation of artifacts, data, and other materials recovered under Texas Antiquities Committee permits are specified in the body of the permit.  Should a state agency or political subdivision lack the facilities or for any reason be unable to curate or provide responsible storage for such artifacts, data, or other materials, the Texas Antiquities Committee will arrange for curation at a suitable institution.  The Texas Antiquities Committee may by rule assess costs for the curation.(d)  The committee may contract with a qualified institution for the institution to serve as a repository for artifacts and other items in the custody of the committee.  The Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History is the repository for marine artifacts.  The committee may contract with other qualified institutions to serve as additional repositories for marine artifacts.  The committee may authorize an archeological repository to loan artifacts and other items curated by the repository to a qualified institution for public display.  The Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History:(1)  does not own the artifacts for which it serves as a repository;  and(2)  shall make available for loan to a qualified institution for display the marine artifacts for which it serves as a repository.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2687, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2008, ch. 364, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 1, 2, eff. June 17, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 191.059. Complaints

Sec. 191.059.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The committee shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the committee.(b)  If a written complaint is filed with the committee, the committee, at least as frequently as quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2009, ch. 364, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter D. State Archeological Landmarks|Section 191.091. Ships, Wrecks of the Sea, and Treasure Imbedded in Earth

Sec. 191.091.  SHIPS, WRECKS OF THE SEA, AND TREASURE IMBEDDED IN EARTH.  Sunken or abandoned pre-twentieth century ships and wrecks of the sea, and any part or the contents of them, and all treasure imbedded in the earth, located in, on, or under the surface of land belonging to the State of Texas, including its tidelands, submerged land, and the beds of its rivers and the sea within jurisdiction of the State of Texas, are declared to be state archeological landmarks and are eligible for designation.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2687, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter D. State Archeological Landmarks|Section 191.093. Prerequisites to Removal, Altering, Damaging, Destroying, Salvaging, or Excavating Certain Landmarks

Sec. 191.093.  PREREQUISITES TO REMOVAL, ALTERING, DAMAGING, DESTROYING, SALVAGING, OR EXCAVATING CERTAIN LANDMARKS.  Landmarks under Section 191.091 or 191.092 of this code are the sole property of the State of Texas and may not be removed, altered, damaged, destroyed, salvaged, or excavated without a contract with or permit from the committee.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2687, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 193, ch. 90, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter D. State Archeological Landmarks|Section 191.094. Designating a Landmark on Private Land

Sec. 191.094.  DESIGNATING A LANDMARK ON PRIVATE LAND.  (a)  Any site located on private land which is determined by majority vote of the committee to be of sufficient archeological, scientific, or historical significance to scientific study, interest, or public representation of the aboriginal or historical past of Texas may be designated a state archeological landmark by the committee.(b)  No site may be designated on private land without the written consent of the landowner or landowners in recordable form sufficiently describing the site so that it may be located on the ground.(c)  On designation, the consent of the landowner shall be recorded in the deed records of the county in which the land is located.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2687, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter D. State Archeological Landmarks|Section 191.095. Permit for Landmark on Private Land

Sec. 191.095.  PERMIT FOR LANDMARK ON PRIVATE LAND.  All sites or items of archeological, scientific, or historical interest located on private land in the State of Texas in areas designated as landmarks, as provided in Section 191.094 of this code, and landmarks under Section 191.092 of this code, may not be taken, altered, damaged, destroyed, salvaged, or excavated without a permit from the committee or in violation of the terms of the permit.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter D. State Archeological Landmarks|Section 191.096. Marking Landmark on Private Land

Sec. 191.096.  MARKING LANDMARK ON PRIVATE LAND.  Any site on private land which is designated a landmark shall be marked by at least one marker bearing the words "State Archeological Landmark".|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 191.097 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 9 - Heritage|Chapter 191 - Antiquities Code|Subchapter D. State Archeological Landmarks|Section 191.097. Removing Designation as Landmark

Sec. 191.097.  REMOVING DESIGNATION AS LANDMARK.  (a)  Any landmark on public or private land may be determined by majority vote of the committee to be of no further historical, archeological, educational, or scientific value, or not of sufficient value to warrant its further classification as a landmark, and on this determination may be removed from the designation as a landmark.(b)  On removal of the designation on private land which was designated by instrument of record, the committee shall execute and record in the deed records of the county in which the site is located an instrument setting out the determination and releasing the site from the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|