For prime farmland to be mined and reclaimed, the applicable specifications for soil removal, storage, replacement, and reconstruction are those established by the secretary of agriculture.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.096
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SOIL REMOVAL, STORAGE, REPLACEMENT, AND RECONSTRUCTION
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.