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TX Nat Res Code § 51.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.076. Legal Proceedings

Sec. 51.076.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.  None of the provisions of Sections 51.071 through 51.072 and 51.074 through 51.075 of this code shall prevent the state from instituting legal proceedings necessary:(1)  to enforce a forfeiture;(2)  to recover the full amount of principal and interest that may be owed to the state at the time the forfeiture occurred;  or(3)  to protect another right to the land.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2424, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 18, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.077. Lien

Sec. 51.077.  LIEN.  To secure the payment of principal and interest due on a sale of public school land and university land the state has an express lien for the use and benefit of the fund to which the land belongs.  The lien is in addition to any right and remedy that the state has for enforcement of the payment of principal and interest due and unpaid, up to and including the period required to reinstate the land award and obligation.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2424, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 19, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.0771 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.0771. Reinstatement Fee

Sec. 51.0771.  REINSTATEMENT FEE.  (a)  A reinstatement fee is due when a forfeited award is reinstated.  The reinstatement fee is calculated at one and one-half percent of all amounts delinquent at the time of the reinstatement.(b)  The comptroller must receive the reinstatement fee before the forfeited award is reinstated.(c)  Amounts received in the form of a reinstatement fee are considered proceeds from the sale of permanent school fund land and shall be deposited in the permanent school fund.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 20, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.078. Transfer of Indebtedness

Sec. 51.078.  TRANSFER OF INDEBTEDNESS.  (a)  If a person or the Federal Farm Loan Bank, with the consent of the owner of land covered by Section 51.077 of this code, pays to the state the principal and interest due on any obligation given for the land, the commissioner, on written request of the owner, may execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the person or the Federal Farm Loan Bank a written transfer of the indebtedness held by the state.  The written request of the owner shall be acknowledged in the manner required for the conveyance of real estate and shall be accompanied by an affidavit of ownership.(b)  The person or the Federal Farm Loan Bank is subrogated to all the rights, liens, and remedies held by the state to secure and enforce the payment of the principal and interest that was paid to the state.(c)  If the land claimed by a person claiming to be the owner is held under evidence of title that the law or rules of the land office do not authorize to be filed in the land office, the commissioner may admit the owner to be the person that the person or the Federal Farm Loan Bank paying the indebtedness admits to be the owner, and on making this admission the instrument of transfer shall be executed.(d)  None of the provisions of this section shall change any part of the law or rules that apply to the land office with relation to titles to land and issuance of patents.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2424, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.079. Transfers Generally

Sec. 51.079.  TRANSFERS GENERALLY.  (a)  An owner of public school land purchased from the state may sell the land or a definite portion of the land in any size tract.(b)  If land to be sold is separated from another portion of land but is not sufficiently designated by metes and bounds in the papers offered to be filed so that it may be identified with certainty, the commissioner shall require that proper field notes accompany the papers before he files them and separates the land.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 21, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.080. Personal Transfers

Sec. 51.080.  PERSONAL TRANSFERS.  (a)  A vendee who obtains through personal transfer a whole survey or a whole portion of a survey purchased from the state as a whole or who obtains through personal transfer a portion of a survey purchased from the state as a whole or in a quantity less than the whole survey is entitled to become a substitute purchaser directly from the state in the manner provided in this section.(b)  With the approval of the commissioner, the vendee may file in the land office a complete chain of title through personal transfers that have been duly executed and recorded in the counties in which the land or a part of the land is located and shall pay the fees provided by law.(c)  After the papers are filed in the land office, the substituted purchaser shall have his portion of land separated from the other portion of land, if any, on the records of the land office and shall assume and be liable to the state for all unpaid principal and interest due the state for the land conveyed by the deeds that are filed, together with all obligations and penalties attaching to the original purchase.(d)  The obligation of the original purchaser and the obligation of all vendors of the substituted purchaser are enforceable against the substituted purchaser as if he were the original purchaser from the state, and the obligation of the vendor or vendors of the substituted purchaser are canceled.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.081. Transfers Other Than Personal Transfer

Sec. 51.081.  TRANSFERS OTHER THAN PERSONAL TRANSFER.  A person who claims title through a source other than by personal transfer to a definite portion of a survey that is less than the whole survey purchased from the state, with the approval of the commissioner, may have the portion of land that he claims separated from the other portion of the survey on the records of the land office by filing in the land office evidence of claims that may be required by the commissioner and by paying the fees provided by law for papers filed as evidence of the claim or a right to a separation of the area.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.082. Liability of Vendee

Sec. 51.082.  LIABILITY OF VENDEE.  After a separation of land is made on the records of the land office, the portion that is separated shall be charged and credited with its pro rata part of the principal and interest due and paid to November 1 preceding the date of the filing of the transfers or other papers.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.083. Patent on Part of a Tract

Sec. 51.083.  PATENT ON PART OF A TRACT.  (a)  If an owner or claimant of land whose ownership or claim is shown on the records of the land office desires a patent on a portion of the whole tract, the owner or claimant, with the approval of the commissioner, may file field notes for the portion of the tract on which the patent is desired, together with the filing fee required by law, and may obtain a patent for the portion of the tract after the full price is paid, together with all fees required by law.(b)  If the ownership of the tract is evidenced by personal transfer, the patent shall be issued to the owner and his assigns, but if the claimant claims title through other evidence than by personal transfer, the patent shall be issued in the name of the person and his assigns who hold title by original purchase or in the name of the person and his assigns who appear on the records to hold title through the last personal transfer.(c)  If a patent is issued in the name of any person other than the legal owner, the patent and the rights granted in the patent inure to the benefit of the legal owner.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2426, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.085. Time for Purchase of Land

Sec. 51.085.  TIME FOR PURCHASE OF LAND.  Each purchaser of land has the option of paying the purchase price in full at any time, together with all fees, and obtaining a patent for the land.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2426, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter C. Sale of Public School and Asylum Land|Section 51.086. Sale of Escheated Permanent School Land

Sec. 51.086.  SALE OF ESCHEATED PERMANENT SCHOOL LAND.  (a)  All sales of escheated land that is a part of the permanent school fund must be made at a price that may not be less than the minimum price set by the court under Section 71.107, Property Code, and in the same manner as the sale of public school land as provided by this chapter.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175, Sec. 33(13), eff. June 19, 2009.(c)  When escheated permanent school land is sold, this state shall reserve all minerals in the land for the permanent school fund.|Added by Acts 1983, p. 3729, ch. 576, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 13.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 24, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 33(13), eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.122. Advertisement of Leases

Sec. 51.122.  ADVERTISEMENT OF LEASES.  Leases under the provisions of this subchapter may be advertised in the manner provided in Section 32.107 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2426, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.123. Lease Application

Sec. 51.123.  LEASE APPLICATION.  A person who desires to lease land shall submit a written application to the commissioner specifying and describing the particular land he desires to lease.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2426, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.124. Award of Lease

Sec. 51.124.  AWARD OF LEASE.  (a)  A lease shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder.(b)  The lease shall be awarded under the rules and in the quantities the commissioner considers to be in the best interest of the state and not inconsistent with the equities of the occupant.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2426, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.125. Rejection of Bid or Offer to Lease

Sec. 51.125.  REJECTION OF BID OR OFFER TO LEASE.  Any bid or offer to lease may be rejected by the commissioner for fraud, collusion, or other good and sufficient cause before the lease is signed.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2426, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.126. Notification of Acceptance and Execution of Lease

Sec. 51.126.  NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND EXECUTION OF LEASE.  After the applications are received, the commissioner shall give written notification to the successful applicant that his bid or offer to lease is accepted and execute a lease to the applicant in the name and by the authority of the State of Texas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.127. Recording Memorandum of Lease

Sec. 51.127.  RECORDING MEMORANDUM OF LEASE.  (a)  The commissioner shall prepare a descriptive memorandum of the lease at the time the lease is executed and deliver the lease and the memorandum to the lessee.(b)  The lessee shall deliver the memorandum of the lease to the clerk of the county in which the land is located.(c)  The clerk shall record the memorandum in the county clerk's office.(d)  On payment of the recording fee, the clerk shall deliver the recorded memorandum to the lessee.  The lessee shall provide to the commissioner a certified copy of the recorded memorandum.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 387 (S.B. 654), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.129. Lien

Sec. 51.129.  LIEN.  (a)  During the continuance of the lease and after forfeiture, the state has a lien on all property owned by the lessee which is located on the leased premises to secure payment of rent due.(b)  The lien is superior to all other liens.(c)  A reservation of the lien in the lease is not essential to preserve its validity.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter D. Lease of Land|Section 51.131. Soil and Water Conservation Plans

Sec. 51.131.  SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PLANS.  (a)  For each lease issued under this subchapter for agricultural or grazing purposes, the commissioner may require the lessee to implement a soil and water conservation plan approved by the commissioner.  The commissioner, in reviewing a plan, and the lessee, in implementing a plan, may be assisted by the United States Department of Natural Resources Conservation Service.(b)  The commissioner by rule shall adopt a procedure for reviewing and approving soil and water conservation plans required by Subsection (a) of this section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 23, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter E. Sale and Lease of Vacancies|Section 51.171. Purpose; Application of Other Law

Sec. 51.171.  PURPOSE; APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  (a)  This subchapter controls the purchase and lease of vacant land and the authority of the commissioner and the board to:(1)  determine whether a vacancy exists; and(2)  sell and lease vacant land.(b)  To the extent a provision of this subchapter conflicts with another law relating to vacant land or Chapter 2001, Government Code, this subchapter controls.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter E. Sale and Lease of Vacancies|Section 51.173. Disposition of Vacant Land

Sec. 51.173.  DISPOSITION OF VACANT LAND.  (a)  Vacant and unsurveyed public school land shall be located, sold, and leased under this subchapter, except:(1)  submerged lands within tidewater limits;(2)  all islands, flats, and emergent lands within tidewater limits;(3)  natural lakes; and(4)  riverbeds, including channels and islands in riverbeds, above tidewater limits.(b)  This subchapter does not alter or diminish the public domain status of the surface estate of riverbeds and channels and islands in riverbeds that are located above tidewater limits.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter E. Sale and Lease of Vacancies|Section 51.174. General Powers and Duties of Commissioner

Sec. 51.174.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The commissioner may:(1)  delegate responsibility for implementing this subchapter;(2)  perform any other act necessary to administer and implement the purposes of this subchapter, including entering into a contract with a private party to provide the notices required under this subchapter; and(3)  terminate without prejudice a vacancy application if an applicant fails to comply with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.(b)  The commissioner may grant an extension of time to comply with a requirement under this subchapter.  For each application, the commissioner may grant not more than a total of 30 days in extensions of time to comply with one or more requirements of this subchapter, excluding any extensions of time related to the survey report under this subchapter.  The commissioner may grant not more than 90 days in extensions of time to comply with a requirement related to the survey report under this subchapter.(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary and convenient to administer this subchapter.(d)  The commissioner shall advise the board relating to the market value of the surface, mineral, and leasehold estates of vacant land.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 24, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain|Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources|Subchapter E. Sale and Lease of Vacancies|Section 51.175. General Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 51.175.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall set the terms and conditions for each sale and lease of a vacancy.(b)  The board shall adopt rules governing the terms and conditions for the sale and lease of a vacancy.  The rules shall be adopted and amended as necessary to be consistent with real property law of this state and other applicable law.(c)  The board may adopt rules governing mineral classification, royalty reservations, and awards of royalty reservations and preferential rights to an applicant or to a good-faith claimant in addition to the provisions prescribed by this subchapter.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 25, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|