Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.104
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.104, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 134.104.
Official statutory text
Sec. 134.104. RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVEGETATION: AREA OF LOW PRECIPITATION. Notwithstanding Section 134.092(a)(20), in areas or regions of the state where the annual average precipitation is 26 inches or less, an operator's assumption of responsibility and liability extends for:
(1) 10 years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work, if the land is not previously mined land; or
(2) five years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work, if the land is previously mined land.
(1) 10 years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work, if the land is not previously mined land; or
(2) five years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work, if the land is previously mined land.
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