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TX Nat Res Code § 34.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.019. Expenditures

Sec. 34.019.  EXPENDITURES.  (a)  The expenses of executing the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by warrants drawn by the comptroller on the State Treasury against the income from the special funds accumulated from leases, rentals, royalties, and other payments.(b)  The amounts received under the provisions of this chapter and deposited to the credit of a special fund shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the appropriate department, board, or agency.(c)  No money may be spent from the special funds except by legislative appropriation and for the purposes and in the amount stated in the Act appropriating it.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.0192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.0192. Audit

Sec. 34.0192.  AUDIT.  The financial transactions of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 34.020. Filing in General Land Office

Sec. 34.020.  FILING IN GENERAL LAND OFFICE.  All surveys, files, records, abstracts of title, copies of sale and lease contracts, and all other records pertaining to sales and leases authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed in the land office and constitute archives.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.051. Land Subject to Lease

Sec. 34.051.  LAND SUBJECT TO LEASE.  Land owned by or held in trust for the use and benefit of either agency may be leased by the appropriate board to any person under the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of prospecting or exploring for and mining, producing, storing, caring for, transporting, preserving, selling, and disposing of the oil, gas, or other minerals.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.052. Subdivision of Land

Sec. 34.052.  SUBDIVISION OF LAND.  A board may have the land subject to its control surveyed or subdivided into tracts, lots, or blocks which will, in its judgment, be most conducive and convenient to facilitate the advantageous sale of oil, gas, or mineral leases.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.053. Maps and Plats

Sec. 34.053.  MAPS AND PLATS.  A board may make maps and plats it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.054. Abstracts of Title

Sec. 34.054.  ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.  A board may obtain authentic abstracts of title to the land subject to its control that it considers necessary and may take the necessary steps to perfect a marketable title to the land.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.055. Geological Surveys and Investigations

Sec. 34.055.  GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS.  A board may issue a permit for geological, geophysical, and other surveys and investigations on land subject to lease by the board that is not under valid and existing leases and that will encourage the development of the land for oil, gas, or other minerals.  A permit may be issued for a consideration and under terms and conditions which the board considers to be in the best interest of the state.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.056. Placing Lease on Market

Sec. 34.056.  PLACING LEASE ON MARKET.  If a board determines there is a demand for the purchase of oil, gas, or mineral leases on a lot or tract of land subject to the control of the board which will reasonably insure an advantageous sale, the board shall place the oil, gas, or mineral leases on the market in the tract or tracts which the board may designate.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.057. Lease Provisions

Sec. 34.057.  LEASE PROVISIONS.  (a)  Leases shall be advertised and sold in the same manner and shall contain the same terms and conditions as leases issued by the School Land Board under Chapter 32 of this code.(b)  A board may place any other terms and conditions in the lease it determines to be in the best interest of the state.(c)  The special sales fee provided for in Section 32.110 of this code shall be collected on leases issued under this chapter.(d)  The provisions of Chapter 32 of this code relating to payment of royalty, penalties and interest on delinquent payments, assignments, releases, and forfeiture shall apply to leases issued under this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.064. Easements

Sec. 34.064.  EASEMENTS.  (a)  A board may grant easements of rights-of-way on the land covered by the provisions of this chapter.(b)  The easements may be granted on terms and conditions the board considers to be in the best interest of the state.(c)  The provisions of this section:(1)  do not apply to land owned by the Parks and Wildlife Department on which an easement may be granted under Section 11.301, Parks and Wildlife Code;(2)  do not apply to land owned by the state as a part of the penitentiary system; and(3)  do not repeal Section 496.004, Government Code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2397, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 34.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 34 - Boards for Lease|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 34.065. Rules

Sec. 34.065.  RULES.  A board may adopt rules and collect fees necessary for the implementation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.001. Short Title

Sec. 40.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.004. Administration of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup

Sec. 40.004.  ADMINISTRATION OF OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP.  (a)  The General Land Office, under the direction and control of the commissioner, is the state's lead agency for response to actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil and for cleanup of pollution from unauthorized discharges of oil.  The commissioner shall administer this chapter and direct all state discharge response and cleanup operations resulting from unauthorized discharges of oil.  (b)  All persons and all other officers, agencies, and subdivisions of the state shall carry out response and cleanup operations related to unauthorized discharges of oil subject to the authority granted to the commissioner under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.005. Administration of Hazardous Substance Spill Response and Cleanup

Sec. 40.005.  ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP.  The General Land Office, under the direction and control of the commissioner, is the state's lead agency for initiating response to all actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil.  In the event of an unauthorized discharge of a hazardous substance, nothing in this chapter shall preclude the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from at the earliest time practicable assuming response and cleanup duties pursuant to Subchapter G, Chapter 26, Water Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.267, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.007. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 40.007.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary and convenient to the administration of this chapter.  (b)  The commissioner shall by rule establish procedures under Chapter 2001, Government Code for all hearings required by this chapter.  The commissioner may administer oaths, receive evidence, issue subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses and production of evidence related to hearings, and make findings of fact and decisions with respect to administering this chapter.(c)  The commissioner may contract with any public agency or private person or other entity, including entering into cooperative agreements with the federal government, acquire and dispose of real or personal property, delegate responsibility for implementing the requirements of this chapter, and perform any other act within or without the boundaries of this state necessary to administer this chapter.(d)  If the commissioner finds it necessary to enter property to conduct a vessel or terminal facility audit, inspection, or drill authorized under this chapter or to respond to an actual or threatened unauthorized discharge of oil, the commissioner may enter the property after making a reasonable effort to obtain consent to enter the property.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 40.008. Railroad Commission Authority

Sec. 40.008.  RAILROAD COMMISSION AUTHORITY.  The Railroad Commission of Texas shall continue to exercise its authority pursuant to Section 91.101 of this code and Section 26.131, Water Code, to issue and enforce rules, permits, and orders to prevent pollution of surface and subsurface waters in the state by activities associated with the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or geothermal resources, including the transportation of oil or gas by pipeline.  Nothing in this chapter preempts the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas under Subchapter E, Chapter 121, Utilities Code, and Chapter 117, Natural Resources Code, over pipeline transportation of gas and hazardous liquids and over gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter B. Discharge Response|Section 40.051. Notification

Sec. 40.051.  NOTIFICATION.  On notification of an actual or threatened unauthorized discharge of oil, the commissioner shall act to assess the discharge and prevent, abate, or contain any pollution from the discharge.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter B. Discharge Response|Section 40.052. Hazardous Substances Discharges

Sec. 40.052.  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DISCHARGES.  If the unauthorized discharge involves predominantly a hazardous substance, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall carry out responsibility for abatement, containment, removal, and cleanup of the hazardous substances discharged, pursuant to Subchapter G, Chapter 26, Water Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.267, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.101. Notification and Response

Sec. 40.101.  NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE.  (a)  Any person responsible for an unauthorized discharge of oil or the person in charge of any vessel or a terminal facility from or at which an unauthorized discharge of oil has occurred, as soon as that person has knowledge of the discharge, shall:(1)  immediately notify the commissioner of the discharge;  and(2)  undertake all reasonable actions to abate, contain, and remove pollution from the discharge.(b)  If the persons responsible or in charge are unknown or appear to the commissioner to be unwilling or unable to abate, contain, and remove pollution from an unauthorized discharge of oil in an adequate manner, the commissioner may abate, contain, and remove pollution from the discharge and may contract with and appoint agents who shall operate under the direction of the commissioner.(c)  In order to prevent duplication of effort among state agencies, the commissioner shall utilize the expertise of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on technical and scientific actions, including but not limited to:(1)  taking samples in the spill area;(2)  monitoring meteorological conditions that may affect spill response operations;  and(3)  regulating disposal of spilled material.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.269, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.102. Response Coordination

Sec. 40.102.  RESPONSE COORDINATION.  (a)  In responding to actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil, the commissioner may appoint a state-designated on-scene coordinator to act in the commissioner's place.  (b)  If the unauthorized discharge of oil is subject to the national contingency plan, in responding to the discharge the commissioner or the state-designated on-scene coordinator shall to the greatest extent practicable act in accordance with the national contingency plan and cooperate with the federal on-scene coordinator or other federal agency or official exercising authority under the national contingency plan.(c)  The commissioner or the state-designated on-scene coordinator may act independently to the extent no federal on-scene coordinator or authorized agency or official of the federal government has assumed federal authority to oversee, coordinate, and direct response operations.(d)  The state or federal on-scene coordinator may authorize the decanting of recovered water during containment, cleanup, and response activities resulting from an unauthorized discharge of oil.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 776, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.103. Assistance and Compensation

Sec. 40.103.  ASSISTANCE AND COMPENSATION.  (a)  Subject to the commissioner's authority under this chapter, any person or discharge cleanup organization may assist in abating, containing, or removing pollution from any unauthorized discharge of oil.  This chapter does not affect any rights not inconsistent with this chapter that any such person or organization may have against any third party whose acts or omissions caused or contributed to the unauthorized discharge.  (b)  Any person or discharge cleanup organization that renders assistance in abating, containing, or removing pollution from any unauthorized discharge of oil may receive compensation from the fund for response costs, provided the commissioner approves compensation prior to the assistance being rendered.  The commissioner, on petition and for good cause shown, may waive the prior approval prerequisite.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.104. Qualified Immunity for Response Actions

Sec. 40.104.  QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS.  (a)  No action taken by any person or discharge cleanup organization to abate, contain, or remove pollution from an unauthorized discharge of oil, whether such action is taken voluntarily, or pursuant to the national contingency plan, or pursuant to a discharge response plan required under this chapter, or pursuant to the request of an authorized federal or state official, or pursuant to the request of the responsible person, shall be construed as an admission of responsibility or liability for the discharge.(b)  No person or discharge cleanup organization that voluntarily, or pursuant to the national contingency plan, or pursuant to any discharge response plan required under this chapter, or pursuant to the request of an authorized federal or state official, or pursuant to the request of the responsible person, renders assistance or advice in abating, containing, or removing pollution from an unauthorized discharge of oil is liable for response costs, damages, or civil penalties resulting from acts or omissions committed in rendering such assistance or advice, except for acts or omissions of gross negligence or wilful misconduct.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.105. Equipment and Personnel

Sec. 40.105.  EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL.  The commissioner may establish and maintain equipment and trained personnel at places the commissioner determines may be necessary to facilitate response operations.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.106. Refusal to Cooperate

Sec. 40.106.  REFUSAL TO COOPERATE.  (a)  If a responsible person, or a person or discharge cleanup organization under the control of a responsible person, participating in operations to abate, contain, and remove pollution from any unauthorized discharge of oil, reasonably believes that any directions or orders given by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee under this chapter will unreasonably endanger public safety or natural resources or conflict with directions or orders of the federal on-scene coordinator, the party may refuse to comply with the direction or orders.(b)  The party shall state at the time of refusal the reason or reasons why the party refuses to comply.  The party shall give the commissioner written notice of the reason or the reasons for the refusal within 48 hours of the refusal.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 40.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 40 - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991|Subchapter C. Oil Spill Prevention and Response|Section 40.109. Registration of Terminal Facilities

Sec. 40.109.  REGISTRATION OF TERMINAL FACILITIES.  (a)  A person may not operate or cause to be operated a terminal facility without a discharge prevention and response certificate issued pursuant to rules promulgated under this chapter.(b)(1) As a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of a certificate, the commissioner shall require satisfactory evidence that:(A)  the applicant has implemented a discharge prevention and response plan consistent with state and federal plans and regulations for prevention of unauthorized discharges of oil and abatement, containment, and removal of pollution when such discharge occurs;  and(B)  the applicant can provide, directly or through membership or contract with a discharge cleanup organization, all required equipment and trained personnel to prevent, abate, contain, and remove pollution from an unauthorized discharge of oil as provided in the plan.(2)  A terminal facility response plan that complies with requirements under federal law and regulations for a terminal facility response plan satisfies the requirements of Subdivision (1)(A) of this subsection.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.|