A person may not conduct a surface coal mining operation in this state without first obtaining a permit for that operation from the commission under this chapter.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.051
PERMIT REQUIRED FOR OPERATION
Known as the Texas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 134–134 (141 sections).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.