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TX Nat Res Code § 51.013 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.013. Classification of Land

Sec. 51.013.  CLASSIFICATION OF LAND.  (a)  As the public interest may require, the commissioner shall classify or reclassify all public school land and shall include a designation of the land, including a classification as agricultural, grazing, timber, or a combination of these classifications based on the facts in the particular case.(b)  After the classification is entered on the records of the land office, no further action needs to be taken by the commissioner and no notice is required to be given to the county clerk for the classification to be effective.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 15, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.014 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.014. Rules

Sec. 51.014.  RULES.  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and may alter or amend the rules to protect the public interest.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 16, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.015 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.015. Forms

Sec. 51.015.  FORMS.  The commissioner shall adopt forms that are necessary or proper to transact business that he is required to transact and may request that the attorney general prepare the forms.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.016 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.016. Duties of the Attorney General

Sec. 51.016.  DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general shall furnish the commissioner with advice and legal assistance that may be required to execute the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.017 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.017. Furnishing Data to Board of Education

Text of section effective until December 31, 2022Sec. 51.017.  FURNISHING DATA TO BOARD OF EDUCATION.  On request, the commissioner shall furnish to the State Board of Education all available data.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 875 (S.B. 1232), Sec. 2.03, eff. December 31, 2022.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.017 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.017. Furnishing Data to Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation

Text of section effective on December 31, 2022Sec. 51.017.  FURNISHING DATA TO TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION.  On request, the commissioner shall furnish to the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation all available data.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 875 (S.B. 1232), Sec. 2.03, eff. December 31, 2022.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.018 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.018. Records and Accounts

Sec. 51.018.  RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.  The commissioner shall keep in his custody as records of his office each application, affidavit, obligation, and paper relating to the sale and lease of public school land and shall keep accurate accounts with each purchaser or lessee.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.019 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.019. Special Fee

Sec. 51.019.  SPECIAL FEE.  Each bidder on a mineral lease or land sale by the board shall remit by separate check a special sale fee in the amount and in the manner provided in Section 32.110 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2419, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.020 (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 B. Provisions Generally Applicable|Section 51.020. Refunds

Sec. 51.020.  REFUNDS.  (a)  On presentation of proper proof, money paid in good faith to a fund in the State Treasury for public land or by a lessee of public land or minerals to which the fund is not entitled may be offset or credited by the commissioner against other sums owing or shall be refunded by the comptroller in the following instances:(1)  if an error is made in good faith and the refund, stating to whom payment is to be made, is supported by the official signature of the commissioner or the attorney general;(2)  if the payment is made according to law but title cannot issue or possession cannot pass because of a conflict in boundaries, an erroneous sale, an erroneous lease, or other cause;(3)  if there is a sale of leased land;(4)  if lease money is paid on a previous forfeited sale and the sale has been reinstated and the interest paid;(5)  if erroneous timber sales or leases have been made;(6)  if overpayments have been made in final payments to the comptroller because of decreased acreage or other cause;(7)  if reduction has been made in acreage of timber sold or leased;  or(8)  if payments are made in good faith by claimants of land where the applicants have no right to purchase the land as revealed by investigation of title.(b)  After specific appropriations are made according to law, refunds shall be paid from the funds to which the payments have been credited.(c)  Any claim for refund except a refund covered by Subdivision (1) of Subsection (a) of this section shall be certified by the commissioner, verified by the affidavit of the claimant, and approved by the attorney general as to the correctness and as to whom the refund is due.(d)  In the event of a failure of title or right of possession, money paid by any purchaser or lessee who subsequently sells the land or assigns the lease shall be refunded to the person on whom the loss falls.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2419, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 642, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 14.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.051 (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 51.051. Sale of Land

Sec. 51.051.  SALE OF LAND.  All sales of land described in Section 51.011 shall be made by or under the direction of the school land board.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2419, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1098 (H.B. 2217), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.054 (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 51.054. Reservation of Minerals

Sec. 51.054.  RESERVATION OF MINERALS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, land dedicated to the permanent school fund shall be sold subject to a reservation set by the board of not less than one-eighth of all sulphur and other mineral substances from which sulphur may be derived or produced and not less than one-sixteenth of all other minerals to the state;  provided, that if leasing rights are retained hereunder, the reserved minerals shall be subject to lease as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 52, Natural Resources Code, and Subchapters B and E, Chapter 53, Natural Resources Code.  The mineral reservation to the state shall be determined by the board before the land is offered for sale.  If the board determines that a mineral reservation under this section would substantially reduce the value of the surface of land by restricting its suitability for agricultural, commercial, or residential use, the board may take such action or waive such rights as are in the best interest of the permanent school fund, including, without limitation, establishing designated exploration or drilling sites, waiving surface or other rights of access or development, or conveying the land with no mineral reservation.(b)  Land that is set apart for the various asylum funds shall be sold with the oil, gas, coal, and all other minerals reserved to the fund to which the land belongs.(c)  The provisions of this section do not apply to oil and gas sold from public school land covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 52, of this code.(d)  The provisions of this section do not apply to vacancies covered by Section 51.201 of this code.(e)  An oil, gas, or other mineral lease on land in which the state reserves a mineral or royalty interest is not effective until a certified copy of the recorded lease is filed in the General Land Office.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2420, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5243, ch. 965, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 8, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.0551 (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 51.0551. Lists of Public Land Offered for Sale: Criminal Penalties

Sec. 51.0551.  LISTS OF PUBLIC LAND OFFERED FOR SALE:  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person, including a corporation or an association, commits an offense if he reproduces, prints, or prepares or sells or furnishes a printed, multigraphed, or mimeographed list prepared by or under the direction of the commissioner offering for sale or lease any state or public school land.(b)  This section does not prohibit the commissioner or land board from advertising in a newspaper or otherwise as is provided by law nor a newspaper or periodical from publishing the list in a regular issue as a news item.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1021, ch. 235, art. 5, Sec. 1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.056 (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 51.056. Application or Request to Purchase Land

Sec. 51.056.  APPLICATION OR REQUEST TO PURCHASE LAND.  A person who wants to purchase public school land shall submit to the commissioner a written application or request in a form designated by the commissioner.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2420, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5243, ch. 965, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 208, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 9, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 18, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.065 (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 51.065. Notice and Record of Sale

Sec. 51.065.  NOTICE AND RECORD OF SALE.  (a)  The commissioner shall send a written notice of the sale of a tract of public school land to the county clerk of the proper county that includes the name and address of the purchaser and the price of the land.(b)  After receiving a notice of the sale of public school land, the county clerk shall record the notice at no charge in the official public records of the county.(c)  The notice of sale is a public record.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2422, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 12, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 370 (H.B. 3423), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.066 (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 51.066. Land Award

Sec. 51.066.  LAND AWARD.  (a)  The commissioner shall prepare and issue a land award for each tract of sovereign land sold.(b)  Each land award shall be appropriately numbered and shall be worded in a manner that will constitute a receipt for the first or full payment after it is signed by the commissioner.(c)  One copy of the land award shall be retained in the land office, one copy shall be sent to the purchaser, and one copy shall be sent to the county clerk of the proper county to be recorded at no charge in the official public records of the county.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2422, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 19, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 370 (H.B. 3423), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.067 (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 51.067. Information Required With Payments

Sec. 51.067.  INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH PAYMENTS.  A person who is making a payment of principal, interest, or lease rental on land shall give the name of the original purchaser or lessee and shall sufficiently designate the land.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2422, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.068 (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 51.068. Fund Accounts

Sec. 51.068.  FUND ACCOUNTS.  (a)  Payments of principal, interest, and lease rental shall be accounted for in a similar form but separate from first payments on land.(b)  The comptroller shall deposit 90 percent of the payments on land received each month to the probable fund to which the payments belong as indicated by the commissioner and shall hold the remaining 10 percent of the payments in the suspense account until the comptroller receives notice from the commissioner indicating the proper fund for the payments.  After notice is received, the comptroller shall credit the full amount to the proper fund.(c)  The commissioner and comptroller shall keep an account with each fund according to advices given by them and shall retain the advices as permanent records.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3 (S.B. 903), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.069 (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 51.069. Disposition of Payments on Public School Land

Sec. 51.069.  DISPOSITION OF PAYMENTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND.  Payments on public school land received by the commissioner, including payments received as interest on the purchase of public school land, shall be transmitted to the comptroller to be credited to the permanent school fund.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2423, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 14.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.070 (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 51.070. Unpaid Principal on Public School Land Sales

Sec. 51.070.  UNPAID PRINCIPAL ON PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SALES.  (a)  Unpaid and delinquent principal on sales of public school land shall bear interest at a rate set by the board, which principal and interest shall be payable at the times and on such terms as are established by the board.(b)  No patent may be issued for any public school land until all principal, accrued interest, late charges, and other fees and expenses are paid in full.(c)  Any unpaid principal and interest is considered delinquent on the 30th day after the date payment of the principal and interest is due for the obligation.(d)  After the payment of principal and interest becomes delinquent under the obligation, notice of delinquency and subsequent potential forfeiture must be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the obligee and must be documented in the records of the land office.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2423, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5244, ch. 965, Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 13, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 20, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 21, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.071 (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 51.071. Forfeiture of Land

Sec. 51.071.  FORFEITURE OF LAND.  (a)  If principal, accrued interest, late charges, and other fees and expenses on a sale of sovereign land are not paid when due as required by the terms set by the board, the land is subject to forfeiture by the commissioner by entry on the file containing the papers "Land Forfeited" or similar words, the date of the forfeiture, and the official signature of the commissioner.(b)  After the entry is made on the file, the land and all payments that have been made for it are forfeited to the state, and the land may be resold in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2423, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5244, ch. 965, Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 1983;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 14, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 22, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.072 (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 51.072. Effect of Forfeiture

Sec. 51.072.  EFFECT OF FORFEITURE.  In cases of forfeiture, the original obligations and reinstatement fees are as binding as if no forfeiture occurred.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2423, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 15, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.073 (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 51.073. Classification and Sale of Leased and Forfeited Land

Sec. 51.073.  CLASSIFICATION AND SALE OF LEASED AND FORFEITED LAND.  Before it is sold, the commissioner shall classify and determine the market value of land on which leases have expired and land forfeited to the state.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2423, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 16, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 387 (S.B. 654), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 23, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.074 (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 51.074. Reinstatement of Land Purchases

Sec. 51.074.  REINSTATEMENT OF LAND PURCHASES.  (a)  If no rights of third persons have intervened, the purchasers or their vendees, heirs, or legal representatives, who claim land that has been forfeited for nonpayment of principal and interest, may have the claim reinstated on written request by paying into the State Treasury the amount of all principal and interest due on the claim up to the date of reinstatement.(b)  The right to reinstate a claim under this section is limited to the last purchaser from the state, or his vendees, heirs, or legal representatives, and must be exercised within six months from the date of the forfeiture.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2423, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 17, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 51.075 (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 51.075. Forfeiture of a Deceased Purchaser's Land

Sec. 51.075.  FORFEITURE OF A DECEASED PURCHASER'S LAND.  (a)  If a purchaser of land dies, the heirs or legal representatives of the deceased have one year following November 1 after the purchaser's death in which to make payment before the commissioner declares the land to be forfeited.(b)  If the forfeiture is declared by the commissioner within the time period stated in Subsection (a) of this section, it will be set aside on proper proof of death if no rights of third parties have intervened.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2424, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|