Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.006
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.006, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 131.006. EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS.
Official statutory text
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following:
(1) surface mining operations conducted on public land regulated by the General Land Office if the land is reclaimed in a manner consistent with this chapter; and
(2) land on which the overburden has been removed and minerals have been produced before June 21, 1975.
(1) surface mining operations conducted on public land regulated by the General Land Office if the land is reclaimed in a manner consistent with this chapter; and
(2) land on which the overburden has been removed and minerals have been produced before June 21, 1975.
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