Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.017
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.017, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.017. PETITION FOR DESIGNATION.
Official statutory text
(a) An affected person is entitled:
(1) before an application is filed under Section 134.052, to petition the commission to designate an area unsuitable for surface coal mining operations; or
(2) to petition the commission to terminate a designation.
(b) The petition shall contain:
(1) allegations of facts; and
(2) supporting evidence that would tend to establish the allegations.
(1) before an application is filed under Section 134.052, to petition the commission to designate an area unsuitable for surface coal mining operations; or
(2) to petition the commission to terminate a designation.
(b) The petition shall contain:
(1) allegations of facts; and
(2) supporting evidence that would tend to establish the allegations.
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