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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 53 MineralsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 53 Minerals In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office. (2) "Land office" means the General Land Office. (3) "Board" means the ... Any tract of land that belongs to the state, including islands, salt and freshwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state within ... (a) A person who desires to prospect land covered by this subchapter shall file an application with the commissioner designating the area to be prospected. ... (a) The commissioner may issue to the first applicant a permit to prospect the area designated in the applicant's application for a period up to ... (a) At any time during the term of the permit, the permittee may file an application to lease the area or a designated portion of ... (a) After receipt of the bonus payment set by the commissioner, the lease shall be issued by the commissioner under the provisions of this subchapter ... The royalty under the lease shall not be less than one-sixteenth of the value of the minerals produced under the lease. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., ... Lease payments and royalty shall be paid to the commissioner at Austin, and all payments shall be credited to the account of the permanent school ... A lease issued under this subchapter may be transferred or assigned at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.026 of this code. Acts ... (a) A lease is subject to forfeiture by act of the commissioner if: (1) the lessee fails or refuses to pay any amount which is ... None of the provisions of this subchapter shall apply to, alter, or affect any rights existing on June 22, 1955, under a valid permit issued ... If the commissioner determines that a certain mineral is located on a state tract subject to prospect under this subchapter, a lease for that mineral ... A lease issued under this subchapter shall be subject to Sections 52.131(e) through (j) of this code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 923, ... A lease issued under this subchapter may be relinquished to the state at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.027 of this code. ... (a) The commissioner or the commissioner acting on behalf of and at the direction of the board or a board for lease may negotiate and ... On the land office's written request, mailed to the lessee's address as shown on its lease or otherwise properly changed in conformity with the terms ... (a) All information secured, derived, or obtained during the course of an inspection or examination of books, accounts, reports, or other records as provided by ... (a) The state constitutes the owner of the surface its agent to lease to any person any mineral, except oil and gas, which may be ... Minerals covered by the provisions of this subchapter may be leased either separately or together. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2471, ch. 871, art. I, ... The owner of the surface may lease to any person the minerals covered by this subchapter on lease forms prepared by the land office. Acts ... (a) No lease executed by the owner of the surface is binding on the state unless it recites the actual consideration paid or promised for ... (a) Under a lease executed under this subchapter before September 1, 1987, the lessee shall pay to the state 60 percent of all bonuses agreed ... Payments made by the lessee to the owner of the surface as provided in this subchapter and acceptance of the payments by the owner of ... Royalties and other payments accruing to the state under this subchapter shall be paid to the commissioner in Austin and shall be deposited in the ... (a) Each payment shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the lessee or his authorized agent indicating: (1) the amount of minerals produced and marketed ... (a) A lease and all rights under a lease are subject to forfeiture by action of the commissioner if the lessee or his assignee, sublessee, ... (a) If the owner of the forfeited lease complies with the provisions of this subchapter within 30 days after the declaration of forfeiture, the commissioner ... The state has a first lien on all minerals produced from any lease to secure the payment of unpaid royalty or other amounts that are ... Any rights acquired under Articles 5388 through 5403, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, before March 15, 1967, are not affected by the repeal of ... The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to or affect oil and gas and do not affect the provisions of Subchapter F, Chapter 52 ... (a) Prohibition Against Self-Dealing. (1) The owner of the soil may not lease, either directly or indirectly, to himself or to a nominee, to any ... A lease issued under this subchapter may be assigned or transferred at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.026 of this code. Added ... A lease issued under this subchapter may be relinquished to the state at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.027 of this code. ... (a) The commissioner, each owner of the soil under this subchapter, or the commissioner acting on the behalf of and at the direction of an ... A lease issued under this subchapter shall be subject to Sections 52.131(e) through (j) of this code. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, ... On the land office's written request, mailed to the lessee's address as shown on its lease or otherwise properly changed in conformity with the terms ... (a) All information secured, derived, or obtained during the course of an inspection or examination of books, accounts, reports, or other records as provided by ... (a) An owner of the soil of lands covered by this subchapter may lease those lands for the purpose of exploring for and producing minerals ... The commissioner on behalf of the state or any fund that belongs to the state may execute agreements that provide for operating areas as a ... (a) An agreement must be approved by the board and executed by the commissioner to be effective if the agreement commits: (1) a royalty interest ... An agreement that commits the royalty interest in any land not listed in Section 53.112 of this code must be approved by the board, official, ... Before executing an agreement authorized by Section 53.111 of this code, the commissioner must find that the agreement is in the best interest of the ... (a) An agreement executed under this subchapter may include the following provisions: (1) that operations incident to drilling a well on any portion of a ... None of the provisions of this subchapter apply to any land under the control and management of the Board of Regents of The University of ... (a) Agreements and operations under this subchapter are necessary to prevent waste and conserve the natural resources of the state and are not a violation ... (a) The board may approve, by rule or order, a ratification or other agreement that includes in the benefits of production a mineral or royalty ... (a) Under the provisions of this subchapter, the board may lease to any person for the production of coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash: (1) ... Leases of land described by Section 53.151 of this code shall be made in the same procedural manner as leases of that land for oil ... (a) Coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash may be leased together or separately. (b) A lease granted under this subchapter shall be for a primary ... The board shall set the royalty rate on production of sulphur, coal, lignite, salt, and potash from land leased under this subchapter. The royalty rate ... (a) Leases issued under Subchapter B or E of this chapter for unsold surveyed or unsurveyed school land, other than land included in islands, saltwater ... On the land office's written request, mailed to the lessee's address as shown on its lease or otherwise properly changed in conformity with the terms ... In this subchapter: (1) "Mineral(s)" means coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash. (2) "Geophysical exploration" means a survey or investigation conducted to discover or locate ... (a) Except for a person who has a valid mineral lease on public school land authorized by this chapter, a person may not conduct geophysical ... Permits for geophysical and geochemical exploration under this subchapter shall be issued in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as permits ... (a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by statute, deed, patent, or other grant from the State of Texas, groundwater shall not be considered a mineral in ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |