Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.016
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.016, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.016. DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS FOR DESIGNATING AREAS UNSUITABLE FOR SURFACE COAL MINING.
Official statutory text
The commission shall develop a process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining. The process shall include:
(1) reviewing surface coal mining land;
(2) developing a data base and an inventory system that will permit proper evaluation of the capacity of different land areas of the state to support and permit reclamation of surface coal mining operations;
(3) developing, by rule, a method or methods for implementing land use planning decisions about surface coal mining operations; and
(4) developing, by rule, proper notice, provisions, and opportunities for public participation, including a public hearing, before the commission makes a designation or redesignation under Section 134.020.
(1) reviewing surface coal mining land;
(2) developing a data base and an inventory system that will permit proper evaluation of the capacity of different land areas of the state to support and permit reclamation of surface coal mining operations;
(3) developing, by rule, a method or methods for implementing land use planning decisions about surface coal mining operations; and
(4) developing, by rule, proper notice, provisions, and opportunities for public participation, including a public hearing, before the commission makes a designation or redesignation under Section 134.020.
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