Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.100
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.100, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.100.
Official statutory text
Sec. 134.100. PROXIMITY OF MINE TO UNDERGROUND MINES: EXCEPTION. Notwithstanding Section 134.092(a)(12), the commission shall permit an operator to mine near or through an abandoned underground mine or closer to an active underground mine than allowed by that section if:
(1) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved by the regulatory authorities concerned with surface mine regulation and the health and safety of underground miners; and
(2) the operations will result in:
(A) improved resource recovery;
(B) abatement of water pollution; or
(C) elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.
(1) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved by the regulatory authorities concerned with surface mine regulation and the health and safety of underground miners; and
(2) the operations will result in:
(A) improved resource recovery;
(B) abatement of water pollution; or
(C) elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.
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