Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.018
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.018, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 76.018. LOCATION RENTAL TERM; RENEWAL; AUCTION.
Official statutory text
(a) The term of a rental lease for a location under this subchapter is 15 years.
(b) The commission shall determine renewal procedures to follow at the end of each lease term. The procedures must include:
(1) a determination that the lease renewal will be based on considerations specified in the oyster management plan;
(2) payment of a $200 fee due on renewal of the lease;
(3) a condition that the current leaseholder has the right to renew if the lease is renewed under this chapter; and
(4) any other conditions for the lease renewal that do not conflict with this chapter.
(c) The commission shall determine auction procedures for the issuance of a lease that is not renewed by the previous leaseholder under Subsection (b).
(b) The commission shall determine renewal procedures to follow at the end of each lease term. The procedures must include:
(1) a determination that the lease renewal will be based on considerations specified in the oyster management plan;
(2) payment of a $200 fee due on renewal of the lease;
(3) a condition that the current leaseholder has the right to renew if the lease is renewed under this chapter; and
(4) any other conditions for the lease renewal that do not conflict with this chapter.
(c) The commission shall determine auction procedures for the issuance of a lease that is not renewed by the previous leaseholder under Subsection (b).
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