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§ 32.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does
not apply to:
(1) land dedicated by the constitution or a law of this
state to The University of Texas System, land donated by a will or
instrument in writing or otherwise to The University of Texas
System, as trustee, for a scientific, educational, or other
charitable or public purpose, or any other land under the control of
the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System;
(2) land whose title is vested in the state for the use
and benefit of any part of The Texas A&M University System or land
under the control of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M
University System;
(3) minerals subject to lease under Subchapter F,
Chapter 52, of this code, commonly known as the Relinquishment Act,
and Subchapters B and C, Chapter 53, of this code;
(4) oil and gas underlying land owned by the state that
was acquired to construct or maintain a highway, road, street, or
alley, which is located in a producing area, unless the oil or gas
is leased for the specific purpose of drilling a horizontal well;
(5) oil and gas underlying land owned by the state that
was acquired to construct or maintain a highway, road, street, or
alley if the Texas Transportation Commission has determined that
such right-of-way is no longer needed for use by citizens as a road
pursuant to Section 202.021, Transportation Code;
(6) land owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department; or
(7) land owned by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4) of this section, land
is located in a producing area if the closest boundary line of the
surface of such land is within 2,500 feet of a well capable of
producing oil or gas in paying quantities as of January 1, 1985.
(c) Oil and gas underlying land not located within a
producing area or that is leased for the specific purpose of
drilling a horizontal well may be leased under the provisions of
Section 32.201 of this code.
(d) If title to land subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 52 of
this code, commonly known as the Relinquishment Act, is acquired by
a department, board, or agency of the state, the land shall be
leased as provided by Chapter 52 of this code for the leasing of
unsold public school land.
(e) If title to land subject to Subchapter C, Chapter 53, of
this code is acquired by a department, board, or agency of the
state, the land shall be leased as provided by Chapter 53 of this
code for the leasing of unsold surveyed public school lands.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, § 6.05(e), eff. Sept.
1, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 642, § 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts
1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 22(50), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 31.167 31.307 31.308 31.309 31.401 31.402 32.001 32.002 32.011 32.012 32.0121 32.0122 32.0123 32.013 32.014
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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