Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.044
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.044, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 133.044. PROHIBITION AGAINST OPENING PITS.
Official statutory text
(a) From and after November 1, 1991, no person responsible may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates in this state wherein the pit perimeter will be less than 25 feet from the outer right-of-way line of any public road or highway ("the setback distance").
(b) From and after November 1, 1991, no person responsible may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates in this state wherein the pit perimeter is in hazardous proximity to a public road without first filing a quarry safety plan detailing how the applicant intends to comply with the safety provisions of this code in the opening and closing of the pit.
(c) The quarry safety plan must:
(1) set out the information required in Section 133.046 et seq. of this code; and
(2) be filed by the applicant at least 60 days prior to the opening of the pit; and
(3) contain a statement as to the yearly progress of the encroachment of the pit perimeter within the hazardous proximity to a public road, if any, and the type of berm or barrier or other device required by this code that will be erected; and
(4) be in writing, certified and sworn to the applicant; and
(5) contain any other information relating to safety matters as the department by rule or regulation deems essential to the implementation of this code.
(b) From and after November 1, 1991, no person responsible may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates in this state wherein the pit perimeter is in hazardous proximity to a public road without first filing a quarry safety plan detailing how the applicant intends to comply with the safety provisions of this code in the opening and closing of the pit.
(c) The quarry safety plan must:
(1) set out the information required in Section 133.046 et seq. of this code; and
(2) be filed by the applicant at least 60 days prior to the opening of the pit; and
(3) contain a statement as to the yearly progress of the encroachment of the pit perimeter within the hazardous proximity to a public road, if any, and the type of berm or barrier or other device required by this code that will be erected; and
(4) be in writing, certified and sworn to the applicant; and
(5) contain any other information relating to safety matters as the department by rule or regulation deems essential to the implementation of this code.
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