Sec. 52.011. AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE. Under the provisions of this subchapter, the board may lease to any person for the production of oil and natural gas:
(1) islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state within tidewater limits;
(2) the portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state;
(3) all unsold surveyed and unsurveyed public school land; and
(4) all land sold with a reservation of minerals to the state under Section 51.054 or 51.086 of this code in which the state has retained leasing rights.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2445, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5245, ch. 965, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 1983; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 13.002(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: Previous 52.001 52.011 52.012 52.013 52.014 52.015 52.016 52.017 52.018 52.019 52.020 52.021 52.022 52.023 52.024 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016