It is a defense to a civil or criminal penalty under this chapter that a person allegedly conducting an iron ore or iron ore gravel mining and reclamation operation in violation of this chapter has a written general warranty of ownership of land, separate from any lease, from the person authorizing the operation.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.188
DEFENSE
Known as the Texas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 134.001–134.188 (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.