Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.055
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.055, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.055. ANNUAL FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to the application fees required by Section 134.054, each permit holder shall pay to the commission the following annual fees:
(1) a fee for each acre of land in the permit area on which the permit holder actually conducted operations for removing coal during the year;
(2) a fee for each acre of land in the bonded permit area on December 31 of the year; and
(3) a fee for the permit if the permit was in effect on December 31 of the year.
(b) A fee under Subsection (a) is due not later than March 15 of the year following the year for which the fee was imposed.
(c) The commission shall determine the amount of each fee under Subsection (a).
(1) a fee for each acre of land in the permit area on which the permit holder actually conducted operations for removing coal during the year;
(2) a fee for each acre of land in the bonded permit area on December 31 of the year; and
(3) a fee for the permit if the permit was in effect on December 31 of the year.
(b) A fee under Subsection (a) is due not later than March 15 of the year following the year for which the fee was imposed.
(c) The commission shall determine the amount of each fee under Subsection (a).
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