Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.0041
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.0041, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 132.0041. LIMITATIONS ON COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.
Official statutory text
(a) A member or employee of the council may not be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association for an industry that is engaged in any of the types of mining defined by Section (a), Article II of the Interstate Mining Compact.
(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the council if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization related to the field of mining as defined by Section (a), Article II of the Interstate Mining Compact; or
(2) has, other than as a consumer, a financial interest in a business entity related to the field of mining as defined by Section (a), Article II of the Interstate Mining Compact.
(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the council if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization related to the field of mining as defined by Section (a), Article II of the Interstate Mining Compact; or
(2) has, other than as a consumer, a financial interest in a business entity related to the field of mining as defined by Section (a), Article II of the Interstate Mining Compact.
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