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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 34 Boards For LeaseLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 34 Boards For Lease In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a board for lease. (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office. (3) "Land office" means the ... (a) The provisions of this chapter apply to: (1) land owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; (2) land owned by the Texas Department ... Boards for lease are created to lease land owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of Corrections. Acts 1977, 65th ... The title of each board shall be selected by each board for lease at its first meeting. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 871, ... (a) The membership of each board shall include: (1) the commissioner; (2) one citizen of the state appointed by the governor with the advice and ... Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees. Added by ... A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 of the Government Code, by virtue of his activities for compensation in ... An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a statewide or national trade association in the oil and gas or mining industry may not be a ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required ... The board shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on ... (a) The commissioner is the chairman of the board. (b) Each board shall select a secretary who shall be nominated by the commissioner and approved ... A majority of a board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, ... A board shall keep a complete record of all of its proceedings. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. ... Special funds are created in the State Treasury to be known as the "(appropriate department, board, or agency) special mineral fund." Acts 1977, 65th Leg., ... Amounts received under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the appropriate special account, with the ... (a) The expenses of executing the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by warrants drawn by the comptroller on the State Treasury against the ... The board shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the board during the preceding year. ... The financial transactions of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, ... All surveys, files, records, abstracts of title, copies of sale and lease contracts, and all other records pertaining to sales and leases authorized under the ... Land owned by or held in trust for the use and benefit of either agency may be leased by the appropriate board to any person ... A board may have the land subject to its control surveyed or subdivided into tracts, lots, or blocks which will, in its judgment, be most ... A board may make maps and plats it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2396, ch. ... A board may obtain authentic abstracts of title to the land subject to its control that it considers necessary and may take the necessary steps ... A board may issue a permit for geological, geophysical, and other surveys and investigations on land subject to lease by the board that is not ... If a board determines there is a demand for the purchase of oil, gas, or mineral leases on a lot or tract of land subject ... (a) Leases shall be advertised and sold in the same manner and shall contain the same terms and conditions as leases issued by the School ... (a) A board may grant easements of rights-of-way on the land covered by the provisions of this chapter. (b) The easements may be granted on ... A board may adopt rules and collect fees necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, § 31, ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |