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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 201.012

This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 201.012, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.

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§ 201.012. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.

Official statutory text

The General Land Office may issue a permit under this subsection if the person seeking the permit furnishes the following information:

(1) a detailed statement giving the reasons and objectives for the excavation, removal, or alteration and the benefits expected to be obtained from the contemplated work;

(2) data and results of any completed excavation;

(3) the prior written permission from the state agency which manages the site of the proposed excavation;

(4) a sworn statement that he will carry the permit while exercising the privileges granted; and

(5) any other reasonable information which the General Land Office may prescribe.

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