Texas Natural Resources Code Title 2, Chapter 34 - Boards For Lease

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 34.001 - Definitions
  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...

SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 34.002 - Application Of Chapter
  (a) The provisions of this chapter apply to: (1) land owned by the Parks and Wildlife Department, except as provided by Section 34.064(c); and (2)...
• Texas Section 34.011 - Boards For Lease
  Boards for lease are created to lease land owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Acts 1977,...
• Texas Section 34.012 - Title Of Board
  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,...
• Texas Section 34.013 - Members Of Board
  (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...
• Texas Section 34.0131 - Appointments Without Discrimination
  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...
• Texas Section 34.0132 - Disqualification Of Lobbyists
  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...
• Texas Section 34.0133 - Conflicts Of Interest Prohibited
  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...
• Texas Section 34.0134 - Removal Of Board Member
  (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...
• Texas Section 34.0135 - Policies On Public Hearings
  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...
• Texas Section 34.014 - Officers Of Board
  (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...
• Texas Section 34.015 - Quorum
  A majority of a board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 34.016 - Records Of Board
  A board shall keep a complete record of all of its proceedings. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2395, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 34.017 - Special Mineral Funds
  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.,...
• Texas Section 34.018 - Deposit Of Receipts
  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...
• Texas Section 34.019 - Expenditures
  (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...
• Texas Section 34.0192 - Audit
  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,...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 34.020 - Filing In General Land Office
  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...
• Texas Section 34.051 - Land Subject To Lease
  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...
• Texas Section 34.052 - Subdivision Of Land
  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...
• Texas Section 34.053 - Maps And Plats
  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....
• Texas Section 34.054 - Abstracts Of Title
  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...
• Texas Section 34.055 - Geological Surveys And Investigations
  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...
• Texas Section 34.056 - Placing Lease On Market
  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...
• Texas Section 34.057 - Lease Provisions
  (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...
• Texas Section 34.064 - Easements
  (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...
• Texas Section 34.065 - Rules
  A board may adopt rules and collect fees necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 31,...

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