Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.026
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.026, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.026. MONITORING, REPORTING, AND INSPECTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall:
(1) require monitoring and reporting;
(2) inspect surface coal mining and reclamation operations;
(3) require the maintenance of signs and markers; and
(4) take other actions necessary to:
(A) administer, enforce, or evaluate the administration of this chapter; or
(B) meet the state program requirements of the federal Act.
(b) For purposes of this section, the commission or its authorized representative:
(1) without advance notice and on presentation of appropriate credentials, has the right to enter:
(A) a surface coal mining and reclamation operation; or
(B) premises on which records required to be maintained are located; and
(2) at reasonable times and without delay, may have access to and copy records required under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter or inspect any monitoring equipment or method of operation required under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
(1) require monitoring and reporting;
(2) inspect surface coal mining and reclamation operations;
(3) require the maintenance of signs and markers; and
(4) take other actions necessary to:
(A) administer, enforce, or evaluate the administration of this chapter; or
(B) meet the state program requirements of the federal Act.
(b) For purposes of this section, the commission or its authorized representative:
(1) without advance notice and on presentation of appropriate credentials, has the right to enter:
(A) a surface coal mining and reclamation operation; or
(B) premises on which records required to be maintained are located; and
(2) at reasonable times and without delay, may have access to and copy records required under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter or inspect any monitoring equipment or method of operation required under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
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