Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.024
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.024, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 131.024. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SURFACE MINING LAWS.
Official statutory text
(a) On passage of federal surface mining legislation, the commission shall take actions necessary to establish the exclusive jurisdiction of this state over the regulation of surface mining and reclamation operations.
(b) If the federal administrative agency disapproves the regulatory program of this state as submitted, the commission shall take all necessary and appropriate action, including making recommendations for remedial legislation, to clarify, alter, or amend the program to comply with the requirements of the federal act.
(b) If the federal administrative agency disapproves the regulatory program of this state as submitted, the commission shall take all necessary and appropriate action, including making recommendations for remedial legislation, to clarify, alter, or amend the program to comply with the requirements of the federal act.
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