Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.071
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.071, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.071. TERM.
Official statutory text
(a) A permit is issued for a term not to exceed five years.
(b) The commission may grant a permit for a specified longer term if:
(1) an applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain necessary financing for equipment or the opening of the operation; and
(2) the application for the specified longer term is complete.
(b) The commission may grant a permit for a specified longer term if:
(1) an applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain necessary financing for equipment or the opening of the operation; and
(2) the application for the specified longer term is complete.
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